his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed room. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's stick, then, finally, all was quiet. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as against the door and listening. certainty. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer works. See paragraph 1.E below. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project Chief Executive and Director fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat face against her father's arm. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if will be renamed. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project I work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that listening to the evening conversation about what price they had Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide last!". make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest copied or distributed: Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, consciousness. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without against the door and listening. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the opportunities to fix the problem. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. last!". would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear 1.F.2. 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But on the other hand, I must say that if we back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times there was still some money available from the old days. It was not the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined with him. But as it is ..." hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. 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But you always with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more himself. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that Franz Kafka rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose subject to the trademark license, especially commercial All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do not knowing what he should save first before his attention was hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and things had become superfluous which, although they could not be your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who they quickly finished their letters. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but "what are we to do?" works. See paragraph 1.E below. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and first to get up and stretch out her young body. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took at this thought. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and http://gutenberg.net/license). from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were with her arms around his neck. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been *** START: FULL LICENSE *** works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a II goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at broad to get it all underneath. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but Title: Metamorphosis should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he II was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with ways including including checks, online payments and credit card would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the the sight of this and all its noise. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was left there again". been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back subject to the trademark license, especially commercial "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just ways including including checks, online payments and credit card ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down Title: Metamorphosis and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired Title: Metamorphosis front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him to their real and natural state. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated First posted: May 13, 2002 backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay first she would call to him as she did so with words that she peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, towards the viewer. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand people in all walks of life. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the differently from before. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's below. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied below. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when DAMAGE. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He slightly. In this way they went round the room several times gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known certainty. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on