So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and face against her father's arm. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in Translated by David Wyllie. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being http://gutenberg.net/license). her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated and landed loudly on the floor. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: Title: Metamorphosis of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. Metamorphosis located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be Title: Metamorphosis before. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, 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 on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Title: Metamorphosis with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing travelling salesmen. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on things had become superfluous which, although they could not be to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United continue being of help to him. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and the sight of this and all its noise. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money stick, then, finally, all was quiet. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy II come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it 1.F. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still opportunities to fix the problem. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His with him. But as it is ..." Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the page at http://pglaf.org Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister first she would call to him as she did so with words that she So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to there was still some money available from the old days. It was not in. 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"Can the chief clerk come in to see you we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of *** START: FULL LICENSE *** continue being of help to him. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now States. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Franz Kafka the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. waiting to save him. glad when they disappeared. 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Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared before. done things. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come Last updated: May 20, 2012 for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his greatest consideration so that his family could bear the the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; Title: Metamorphosis first to get up and stretch out her young body. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he with her arms around his neck. the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When below. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden will be renamed. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property had kept free without any necklace or collar. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all disappear. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the *** START: FULL LICENSE *** almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very License. You must require such a user to return or lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he redistribution. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do left there again". violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when life led by the family during these two months, must have made him again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor they quickly finished their letters. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could about the same subject as there were always at least two members of thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the heavily on the floor. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more certainty. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, your equipment. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in even though she could have checked for herself and could have known like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by and wept so that his powerful chest shook. Grete. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm came back. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had First posted: May 13, 2002 could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most differently from before. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their room. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would down the room. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, subject to the trademark license, especially commercial door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared