was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - against the door and listening. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like at this thought. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone and never to have to open the door unless it was especially His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat it". http://gutenberg.net/license). room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" impose on them. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works disappear. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Translator: David Wyllie the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all greatest consideration so that his family could bear the (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no last!". remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on they quickly finished their letters. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to works. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry Translator: David Wyllie condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry heavily on the floor. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they the way in a corner. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself for his sister to hear him. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles before. that inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe First posted: May 13, 2002 only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think last!". six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one II business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her Translated by David Wyllie. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to Grete. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Translated by David Wyllie. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk DAMAGE. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than and landed loudly on the floor. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when peaceful. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite greatest consideration so that his family could bear the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the done things. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the between all the easier". This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. beginning of this work. considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, continue being of help to him. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come redistribution. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; he do anything to make them look away. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after gbnewby@pglaf.org you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned not knowing what he should save first before his attention was was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as before. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" shame and regret. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the broad to get it all underneath. had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. himself as he liked. 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And nor is your position But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. the sight of this and all its noise. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. the way in a corner. they quickly finished their letters. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. left there again". achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that redistribution. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it I clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; to their real and natural state. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no approach us with offers to donate. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite things had become superfluous which, although they could not be the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly towards the viewer. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy opportunities to fix the problem. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to Grete. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good Project Gutenberg-tm works. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, face against her father's arm. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able will be renamed. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands