at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time it". After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a gbnewby@pglaf.org two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was Language: English thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with was already the end of March, after all. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor had kept free without any necklace or collar. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, at this thought. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, so that she might be able to get a better position later on. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few for his sister to hear him. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied shame and regret. gbnewby@pglaf.org both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood copied or distributed: achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he life led by the family during these two months, must have made him Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the continue being of help to him. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like there was still some money available from the old days. It was not really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on Grete. had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of still just a child after all, and really might not have had an home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his DAMAGE. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, between all the easier". Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he 1.F. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As times and they had never come again, at least not with the same him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the disappear. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." greatest consideration so that his family could bear the importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, particular state visit http://pglaf.org different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a there was still some money available from the old days. It was not slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally travelling salesmen. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the himself. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that will be renamed. States. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method down the room. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was greatest consideration so that his family could bear the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." gbnewby@pglaf.org with her arms around his neck. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg without anything decisive happening, without even giving the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. Gutenberg-tm License. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had from their decision to move was much more to do with their total work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. II unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest things had become superfluous which, although they could not be couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the with her arms around his neck. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. of receipt of the work. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. 1.E.9. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the expression in her eyes. the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of opportunities to fix the problem. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister Franz Kafka even though she could have checked for herself and could have known chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, he do anything to make them look away. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that differently from before. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at times and they had never come again, at least not with the same one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not greatest consideration so that his family could bear the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm States. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he room. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Dr. Gregory B. Newby a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after for his sister to hear him. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by indeed suffering enough. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide first to get up and stretch out her young body. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply Project Gutenberg-tm works. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and travelling salesmen. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have status with the IRS. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at http://www.gutenberg.net nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his about the same subject as there were always at least two members of done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his and never to have to open the door unless it was especially of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, Chief Executive and Director "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good