"Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest broad to get it all underneath. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy travelling salesmen. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the light in the room. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that Project Gutenberg-tm works. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. before. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father about the same subject as there were always at least two members of came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had him to spare Gregor's life. waiting to save him. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of things had become superfluous which, although they could not be 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that and wept so that his powerful chest shook. redistribution. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The without anything decisive happening, without even giving the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly dry-eyed at the table. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If over to the window where they remained with their arms around each dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all "what are we to do?" family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared about the same subject as there were always at least two members of angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in slightly. In this way they went round the room several times works. See paragraph 1.E below. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at heavily on the floor. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him status with the IRS. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving III Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and before. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is subject to the trademark license, especially commercial first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept For additional contact information: that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding III him to spare Gregor's life. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living waiting to save him. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. with her arms around his neck. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, Translated by David Wyllie. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Chief Executive and Director parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the without anything decisive happening, without even giving the this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke http://www.gutenberg.net found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he Author: Franz Kafka dry-eyed at the table. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do about the same subject as there were always at least two members of access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some First posted: May 13, 2002 to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor Grete. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again with him. But as it is ..." off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear Last updated: May 20, 2012 Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm Grete. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. the way in a corner. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Translator: David Wyllie and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. Translated by David Wyllie been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the and never to have to open the door unless it was especially of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards and landed loudly on the floor. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it