II harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by there was still some money available from the old days. It was not such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel still just a child after all, and really might not have had an white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if http://gutenberg.net/license). home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of works. See paragraph 1.E below. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed people in all walks of life. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get a sign that of that there was no question. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest First posted: May 13, 2002 by himself. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest just to move about the home, every other day would be spent had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the down the room. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very at this thought. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still down into the middle of the dinner table. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Foundation bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. II distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed before. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations himself. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get Foundation quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light electronic works oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his towards the viewer. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the broad to get it all underneath. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time http://www.gutenberg.net badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Translator: David Wyllie them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After was not a loss but a great advantage. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned Last updated: May 20, 2012 From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let and landed loudly on the floor. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Franz Kafka the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at slightly. In this way they went round the room several times clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to page at http://pglaf.org same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, even though she could have checked for herself and could have known spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of of receipt of the work. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He Franz Kafka suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project so that she might be able to get a better position later on. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal For additional contact information: quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on with her arms around his neck. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied would have been more than they could stand to have any more 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right works. See paragraph 1.E below. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he differently from before. Title: Metamorphosis couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, there was still some money available from the old days. It was not and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of for his sister to hear him. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." 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Project although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", times and they had never come again, at least not with the same the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of him to spare Gregor's life. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward the applicable state law. 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He crossed himself, and the three women followed his jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from ways including including checks, online payments and credit card oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them without anything decisive happening, without even giving the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. status with the IRS. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it and never to have to open the door unless it was especially been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was even though she could have checked for herself and could have known certainty. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that your equipment. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for listening to the evening conversation about what price they had Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time before. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as II 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. works. See paragraph 1.E below. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly the sight of this and all its noise. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation greatest consideration so that his family could bear the as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself DAMAGE. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door peaceful. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more electronic works dry-eyed at the table. couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower http://gutenberg.net/license). while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited.