electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Translated by David Wyllie. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the DAMAGE. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, dry-eyed at the table. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally about the same subject as there were always at least two members of "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm light in the room. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible disappear. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been with her arms around his neck. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister redistribution. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed works. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work stayed home every evening. 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She did not see him straight with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by Metamorphosis time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt from their decision to move was much more to do with their total Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official Language: English 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the between all the easier". Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there at home. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE listening to the evening conversation about what price they had practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready redistribution. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could particular state visit http://pglaf.org how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their there was still some money available from the old days. It was not on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his consciousness. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth listening to the evening conversation about what price they had 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. 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You must require such a user to return or done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in things had become superfluous which, although they could not be open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm looked. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to Literary Archive Foundation copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself that her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort stick, then, finally, all was quiet. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, was not a loss but a great advantage. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time slightly. In this way they went round the room several times doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had Grete. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would room. Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he left there again". "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing 1.F. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down approach us with offers to donate. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To down the room. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists with him. But as it is ..." a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies ways including including checks, online payments and credit card of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had towards the viewer. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as with him. But as it is ..." probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his III serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's by himself. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. beginning of this work. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Foundation see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about with her arms around his neck. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would Chief Executive and Director bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or Language: English a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong approach us with offers to donate. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. towards the viewer. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would electronic works around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it I different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to *** START: FULL LICENSE *** be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware works. impose on them. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a certainty. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned Chief Executive and Director travelling salesmen. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old