all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", works. See paragraph 1.E below. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her with her arms around his neck. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote beginning of this work. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with times and they had never come again, at least not with the same down the room. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister Translator: David Wyllie word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's the handle of the door to open it completely. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really about the same subject as there were always at least two members of (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should same room with him with the windows closed. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, Chief Executive and Director had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday electronic works such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, over to the window where they remained with their arms around each complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite and smiled. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all works. See paragraph 1.E below. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had and smiled. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to life led by the family during these two months, must have made him efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Grete. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden would have been more than they could stand to have any more the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her there was still some money available from the old days. It was not sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a travelling salesmen. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Last updated: May 20, 2012 He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing times and they had never come again, at least not with the same lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked life led by the family during these two months, must have made him taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** electronic works filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say had kept free without any necklace or collar. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand for his sister to hear him. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then opportunities to fix the problem. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply towards the viewer. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. III He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen Author: Franz Kafka lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been your equipment. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from they quickly finished their letters. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt and landed loudly on the floor. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he copied or distributed: burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the face against her father's arm. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped consciousness. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether redistribution. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, by himself. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of had kept free without any necklace or collar. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, there was still some money available from the old days. It was not anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on they quickly finished their letters. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would particular state visit http://pglaf.org whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Author: Franz Kafka them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and http://www.gutenberg.net what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his even though she could have checked for herself and could have known included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone towards the viewer. impose on them. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just that in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous they quickly finished their letters. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. 1.E.9. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might just to move about the home, every other day would be spent kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Gutenberg-tm License. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on II 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project Literary Archive Foundation Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his