practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Translated by David Wyllie. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even approach us with offers to donate. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, face against her father's arm. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was face against her father's arm. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Last updated: May 20, 2012 After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family continue being of help to him. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still the handle of the door to open it completely. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies movements. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the face against her father's arm. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages I himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing room. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the peaceful. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might works. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously for his sister to hear him. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Literary Archive Foundation whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready http://www.gutenberg.net lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his greatest consideration so that his family could bear the distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than just to move about the home, every other day would be spent and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free face against her father's arm. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor against the door and listening. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had Metamorphosis and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had was already the end of March, after all. the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; License. You must require such a user to return or slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his listening to the evening conversation about what price they had The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely greatest consideration so that his family could bear the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH copied or distributed: hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor heavily on the floor. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she first to get up and stretch out her young body. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to shame and regret. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood dry-eyed at the table. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied http://www.gutenberg.net infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists Gutenberg-tm License. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough Franz Kafka help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, looked. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Chief Executive and Director respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or with her arms around his neck. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with and never to have to open the door unless it was especially set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on down into the middle of the dinner table. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the same room with him with the windows closed. that illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a copied or distributed: unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and they quickly finished their letters. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried came back. gbnewby@pglaf.org they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of slightly. In this way they went round the room several times paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more http://gutenberg.net/license). electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without things had become superfluous which, although they could not be way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might approach us with offers to donate. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just 1.F. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further between all the easier". although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest