could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he expression in her eyes. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up broad to get it all underneath. good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed Author: Franz Kafka mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but travelling salesmen. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been against the door and listening. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief at home. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position looked. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch would have been more than they could stand to have any more everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread left there again". "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up waiting to save him. left there again". mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room page at http://pglaf.org knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had same room with him with the windows closed. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. First posted: May 13, 2002 her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the came back. below. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is times and they had never come again, at least not with the same everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" electronic works household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite without anything decisive happening, without even giving the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would not knowing what he should save first before his attention was was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force gbnewby@pglaf.org to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw waiting to save him. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect himself. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had electronic works and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became 1.E.9. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, status with the IRS. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could disappear. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up ways including including checks, online payments and credit card him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few down the room. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. was not a loss but a great advantage. certainty. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and dry-eyed at the table. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He Chief Executive and Director jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and *** START: FULL LICENSE *** impose on them. Title: Metamorphosis of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and DAMAGE. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being particular state visit http://pglaf.org and never to have to open the door unless it was especially meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. consciousness. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could that away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact broad to get it all underneath. peaceful. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and Translated by David Wyllie slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At himself. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that Literary Archive Foundation Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared was not a loss but a great advantage. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not