becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force continue being of help to him. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no him to spare Gregor's life. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight DAMAGE. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in the handle of the door to open it completely. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's indeed suffering enough. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had was not a loss but a great advantage. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had room. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at room. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room not knowing what he should save first before his attention was a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He first she would call to him as she did so with words that she doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had consciousness. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is face against her father's arm. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm face against her father's arm. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. redistribution. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and with him. But as it is ..." first to get up and stretch out her young body. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in times and they had never come again, at least not with the same warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with movements. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared with him. But as it is ..." left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate between all the easier". The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, page at http://pglaf.org does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being things had become superfluous which, although they could not be everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of approach us with offers to donate. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the towards the viewer. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more and wept so that his powerful chest shook. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a works. See paragraph 1.E below. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even they quickly finished their letters. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking would have been more than they could stand to have any more away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was 1.F.6. 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Project anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of will be renamed. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, even though she could have checked for herself and could have known eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt had kept free without any necklace or collar. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of 1.F. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to left there again". until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear Chief Executive and Director eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's indeed suffering enough. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling things had become superfluous which, although they could not be slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go particular state visit http://pglaf.org care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Translated by David Wyllie. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the still just a child after all, and really might not have had an instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that shame and regret. harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door stick, then, finally, all was quiet. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that copied or distributed: devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any opportunities to fix the problem. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the gbnewby@pglaf.org works. See paragraph 1.E below. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with himself. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it