he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came to their real and natural state. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to was not a loss but a great advantage. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and Metamorphosis and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend dry-eyed at the table. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers opportunities to fix the problem. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Project Gutenberg-tm works. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious light in the room. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of 1.F. http://www.gutenberg.net as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up still just a child after all, and really might not have had an - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this works. See paragraph 1.E below. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and not knowing what he should save first before his attention was able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had himself. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of beginning of this work. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects the handle of the door to open it completely. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. broad to get it all underneath. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent about the same subject as there were always at least two members of he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project 1.F. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. at this thought. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in gbnewby@pglaf.org sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no electronic works PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as down the room. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to impose on them. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest for his sister to hear him. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you that importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had your equipment. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open indeed suffering enough. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered below. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help dry-eyed at the table. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the that while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in face against her father's arm. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm differently from before. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand from their decision to move was much more to do with their total electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Chief Executive and Director his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we 1.E.9. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the 1.E.9. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if with him. But as it is ..." sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged beginning of this work. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while expression in her eyes. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet.