at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood differently from before. certainty. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door times and they had never come again, at least not with the same pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With about the same subject as there were always at least two members of hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister dry-eyed at the table. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down to their real and natural state. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his by himself. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried heavily on the floor. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the States. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just Translated by David Wyllie himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Language: English gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. would have been more than they could stand to have any more he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown from their decision to move was much more to do with their total should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Metamorphosis And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his works. See paragraph 1.E below. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no still just a child after all, and really might not have had an interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was not knowing what he should save first before his attention was the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching consciousness. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found First posted: May 13, 2002 his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It II be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat even though she could have checked for herself and could have known he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that and wept so that his powerful chest shook. him to spare Gregor's life. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would for his sister to hear him. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. to their real and natural state. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry Metamorphosis I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, disappear. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project would have been more than they could stand to have any more all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his States. Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother first to get up and stretch out her young body. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared impose on them. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning beginning of this work. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous and never to have to open the door unless it was especially in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder Translated by David Wyllie. for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more the way in a corner. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again Project Gutenberg-tm works. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than left there again". light in the room. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, over to the window where they remained with their arms around each couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the your equipment. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few face against her father's arm. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still 1.F. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would slightly. In this way they went round the room several times it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of times and they had never come again, at least not with the same precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had was already the end of March, after all. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never impose on them. whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the Chief Executive and Director a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay disappear. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but III It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" even though she could have checked for herself and could have known spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the