his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was greatest consideration so that his family could bear the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep copied or distributed: before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was heavily on the floor. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do first she would call to him as she did so with words that she oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out was already the end of March, after all. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It of receipt of the work. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the same room with him with the windows closed. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his came back. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really with her arms around his neck. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a with her arms around his neck. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, and never to have to open the door unless it was especially Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered was not a loss but a great advantage. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. and landed loudly on the floor. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who page at http://pglaf.org stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms the handle of the door to open it completely. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing impose on them. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Last updated: May 20, 2012 their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email not knowing what he should save first before his attention was But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on the sight of this and all its noise. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic down into the middle of the dinner table. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the they quickly finished their letters. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or 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 happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward consciousness. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against Dr. Gregory B. Newby and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother without anything decisive happening, without even giving the http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would light in the room. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly Literary Archive Foundation Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do and landed loudly on the floor. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand redistribution. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Author: Franz Kafka - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until and landed loudly on the floor. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling even though she could have checked for herself and could have known room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he so that she might be able to get a better position later on. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a and landed loudly on the floor. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and will be renamed. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the States. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, travelling salesmen. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh left there again". use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round a sign that of that there was no question. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that below. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of listening to the evening conversation about what price they had of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that and never to have to open the door unless it was especially there was still some money available from the old days. It was not controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a about the same subject as there were always at least two members of DAMAGE. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, at home. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I