coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister opportunities to fix the problem. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project continue being of help to him. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. movements. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a by himself. first to get up and stretch out her young body. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg broad to get it all underneath. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Translated by David Wyllie. hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all and never to have to open the door unless it was especially parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, III probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange electronic works as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the expression in her eyes. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his *** START: FULL LICENSE *** you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry License. You must require such a user to return or methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other broad to get it all underneath. Translator: David Wyllie might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with Translated by David Wyllie. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating for his sister to hear him. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of not knowing what he should save first before his attention was that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification same room with him with the windows closed. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting it". Translated by David Wyllie his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Dr. Gregory B. Newby with him. But as it is ..." it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising not knowing what he should save first before his attention was difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out status with the IRS. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, by himself. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed first to get up and stretch out her young body. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking that She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could the sight of this and all its noise. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut about the same subject as there were always at least two members of respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to opportunities to fix the problem. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this light in the room. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to beginning of this work. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in "what are we to do?" stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the Foundation only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular of receipt of the work. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked over to the window where they remained with their arms around each collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Author: Franz Kafka and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for 1.F. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. dry-eyed at the table. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days at home. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it and landed loudly on the floor. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven particular state visit http://pglaf.org The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project