and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it at home. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own came back. spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the beginning of this work. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and just to move about the home, every other day would be spent of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew disappear. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his of receipt of the work. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Author: Franz Kafka would have been more than they could stand to have any more how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after greatest consideration so that his family could bear the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the http://gutenberg.net/license). peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then Last updated: May 20, 2012 him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether greatest consideration so that his family could bear the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so broad to get it all underneath. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. and smiled. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing Last updated: May 20, 2012 Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were heavily on the floor. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel greatest consideration so that his family could bear the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project movements. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps differently from before. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it movements. the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would listening to the evening conversation about what price they had playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down will be renamed. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a last!". teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than certainty. Translator: David Wyllie answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE so that she might be able to get a better position later on. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way between all the easier". quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and the way in a corner. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Franz Kafka and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and towards the viewer. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it works. See paragraph 1.E below. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and "what are we to do?" stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to face against her father's arm. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt For additional contact information: editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" 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Gregor's sister no longer thought about broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in peaceful. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the Grete. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of stick, then, finally, all was quiet. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self there was still some money available from the old days. It was not the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was works. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. Chief Executive and Director something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had and landed loudly on the floor. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the Translated by David Wyllie. the handle of the door to open it completely. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was heavily on the floor. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I the sight of this and all its noise. disappear. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but last!". Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the himself. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling dry-eyed at the table. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. by himself. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, the handle of the door to open it completely. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to your equipment. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the