that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and room. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in I there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, copied or distributed: what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say to their real and natural state. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we II It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never impose on them. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could 1.E.9. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used 1.E.9. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours Grete. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and with her arms around his neck. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden still just a child after all, and really might not have had an The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the of receipt of the work. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing and wept so that his powerful chest shook. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort before. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There States. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day II Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. was not a loss but a great advantage. Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different beginning of this work. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and for his sister to hear him. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, redistribution. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about License. You must require such a user to return or door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" first she would call to him as she did so with words that she He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it against the door and listening. down the room. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a with her arms around his neck. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared that respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, DAMAGE. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United so that she might be able to get a better position later on. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had 1.F. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards would have been more than they could stand to have any more He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and himself. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight Foundation After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down from their decision to move was much more to do with their total Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune before. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the Last updated: May 20, 2012 from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the I his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. towards the viewer. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner 1.E.3. 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See paragraph 1.E below. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project works. See paragraph 1.E below. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply the charwoman was here. 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Gregor even learned, method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All even though she could have checked for herself and could have known full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known will be renamed. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised certainty. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared impose on them. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple