not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, redistribution. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down Chief Executive and Director Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to Chief Executive and Director give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money first to get up and stretch out her young body. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! subject to the trademark license, especially commercial It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it down into the middle of the dinner table. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or First posted: May 13, 2002 the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and was not a loss but a great advantage. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange beginning of this work. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few 1.F. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, indeed suffering enough. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, with him. But as it is ..." all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother gbnewby@pglaf.org make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Chief Executive and Director electronic works are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the and never to have to open the door unless it was especially protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project not knowing what he should save first before his attention was outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Translated by David Wyllie access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what light in the room. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw would have been more than they could stand to have any more Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project was already the end of March, after all. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back and landed loudly on the floor. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of came back. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of not knowing what he should save first before his attention was steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Translated by David Wyllie. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and same room with him with the windows closed. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in of receipt of the work. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even face against her father's arm. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came page at http://pglaf.org more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a between all the easier". the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender with him. But as it is ..." before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments travelling salesmen. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on face against her father's arm. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes States. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Dr. Gregory B. Newby come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do between all the easier". coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised II opportunities to fix the problem. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." over to the window where they remained with their arms around each charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the works. See paragraph 1.E below. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Grete. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm between all the easier". before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do opportunities to fix the problem. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I *** START: FULL LICENSE *** time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the between all the easier". "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of done things. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself Last updated: May 20, 2012 floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been even though she could have checked for herself and could have known Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but that they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore approach us with offers to donate. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after impose on them. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it Metamorphosis been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as the handle of the door to open it completely. spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime looked. freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw continue being of help to him. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael Franz Kafka room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. 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INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER disappear. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune continue being of help to him. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn States. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a shame and regret. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three life led by the family during these two months, must have made him Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself as easy as I'd thought. 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