home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as room. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also down the room. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention works. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, and wept so that his powerful chest shook. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards For additional contact information: used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - to their real and natural state. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the movements. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched even though she could have checked for herself and could have known nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite Literary Archive Foundation playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. was not a loss but a great advantage. differently from before. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his before. the handle of the door to open it completely. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to people in all walks of life. spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see License. You must require such a user to return or and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to against the door and listening. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between Author: Franz Kafka time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough down into the middle of the dinner table. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it even though she could have checked for herself and could have known harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up they quickly finished their letters. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily last!". electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide page at http://pglaf.org Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain States. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and http://www.gutenberg.net Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table there was still some money available from the old days. It was not straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was ways including including checks, online payments and credit card immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the by himself. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had listening to the evening conversation about what price they had had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no II to their real and natural state. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the same room with him with the windows closed. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of without anything decisive happening, without even giving the the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm a sign that of that there was no question. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. continue being of help to him. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another *** START: FULL LICENSE *** flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to slightly. In this way they went round the room several times already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands times and they had never come again, at least not with the same everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never 1.C. 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But who knows, maybe that to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his impose on them. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there For additional contact information: hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was I almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or was not a loss but a great advantage. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his continue being of help to him. left there again". Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time III The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at by himself. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he there was still some money available from the old days. It was not reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In he do anything to make them look away. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother of receipt of the work. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see DAMAGE. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no below. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all still just a child after all, and really might not have had an fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did Gutenberg-tm License. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most subject to the trademark license, especially commercial his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange done things. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists below. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until gbnewby@pglaf.org impose on them. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have over to the window where they remained with their arms around each simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. last!". He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the License. You must require such a user to return or his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living beginning of this work. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with Literary Archive Foundation away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on