thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; with him. But as it is ..." possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will would have been more than they could stand to have any more help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder down into the middle of the dinner table. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed my train leaves at five." anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** "what are we to do?" above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been was already the end of March, after all. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down with her arms around his neck. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As the way in a corner. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got there was still some money available from the old days. It was not complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the travelling salesmen. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, my train leaves at five." helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the For additional contact information: Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - and smiled. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It peaceful. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down came back. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even my train leaves at five." work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the travelling salesmen. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his Franz Kafka something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Professor Michael S. 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At times like this he would direct his there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a movements. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel approach us with offers to donate. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into 1.E.9. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if bit of attention". 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But as it is ..." wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE disappear. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to the way in a corner. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at light in the room. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, electronic works sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready below. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was II Project Gutenberg-tm works. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly just to move about the home, every other day would be spent future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced Translated by David Wyllie. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE would have been more than they could stand to have any more violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would stick, then, finally, all was quiet. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made was not a loss but a great advantage. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him will be renamed. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever certainty. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay dry-eyed at the table. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking Last updated: May 20, 2012 put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on peaceful. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be and landed loudly on the floor. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his at this thought. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance light in the room. between all the easier". Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to the sight of this and all its noise. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was DAMAGE. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she a sign that of that there was no question. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Project Gutenberg-tm works. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came was not a loss but a great advantage. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay redistribution. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again