immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm with her arms around his neck. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you people in all walks of life. and landed loudly on the floor. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Gutenberg-tm License. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room First posted: May 13, 2002 unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out was already the end of March, after all. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we him to spare Gregor's life. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father between all the easier". of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing certainty. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud before. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some broad to get it all underneath. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her States. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if Translated by David Wyllie. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands *** START: FULL LICENSE *** people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised by himself. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but there was still some money available from the old days. It was not to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his looked. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I 1.E.9. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can works. See paragraph 1.E below. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: I lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Title: Metamorphosis hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that down into the middle of the dinner table. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to first to get up and stretch out her young body. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in page at http://pglaf.org as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from was already the end of March, after all. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Foundation electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; done things. by himself. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do Last updated: May 20, 2012 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent was already the end of March, after all. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth I Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the dry-eyed at the table. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his redistribution. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if of receipt of the work. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands down the room. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the works. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by same room with him with the windows closed. differently from before. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and from their decision to move was much more to do with their total 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way dry-eyed at the table. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Project Gutenberg-tm works. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we will be renamed. consciousness. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware last!". collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, about the same subject as there were always at least two members of the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was DAMAGE. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Translated by David Wyllie "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in License. You must require such a user to return or work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would still just a child after all, and really might not have had an before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic stick, then, finally, all was quiet. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's DAMAGE. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one with her arms around his neck. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? 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He sits with us in the kitchen and just she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it the way in a corner. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like from their decision to move was much more to do with their total eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible