wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, the handle of the door to open it completely. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room greatest consideration so that his family could bear the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their particular state visit http://pglaf.org already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper without anything decisive happening, without even giving the and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. at this thought. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was life led by the family during these two months, must have made him while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was status with the IRS. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear the sight of this and all its noise. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I opportunities to fix the problem. had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from down into the middle of the dinner table. moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll redistribution. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than him to spare Gregor's life. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in Metamorphosis happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. will be renamed. on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? below. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, http://gutenberg.net/license). Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. First posted: May 13, 2002 corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished they quickly finished their letters. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest travelling salesmen. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more heavily on the floor. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Chief Executive and Director at home. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping down into the middle of the dinner table. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, he do anything to make them look away. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly peaceful. as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", so that she might be able to get a better position later on. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his from their decision to move was much more to do with their total would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg was already the end of March, after all. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples shame and regret. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to ways including including checks, online payments and credit card last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had dry-eyed at the table. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where your equipment. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide copied or distributed: With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect your equipment. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to there was still some money available from the old days. It was not practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the For additional contact information: flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right works. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and towards the viewer. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH indeed suffering enough. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only heavily on the floor. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his at home. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With my train leaves at five." leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then before. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of Franz Kafka his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just left there again". fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and particular state visit http://pglaf.org been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite Literary Archive Foundation through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on life led by the family during these two months, must have made him way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned between all the easier". see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged the handle of the door to open it completely. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project ways including including checks, online payments and credit card because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend by himself. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy will be renamed. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had I in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest disappear. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his For additional contact information: because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of the way in a corner. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of ways including including checks, online payments and credit card work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been first to get up and stretch out her young body. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his him to spare Gregor's life. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light works. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief towards the viewer. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside to their real and natural state. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which Translated by David Wyllie. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke