himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so Dr. Gregory B. Newby bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff continue being of help to him. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again Title: Metamorphosis and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him expression in her eyes. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he Author: Franz Kafka all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that copied or distributed: wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had Translated by David Wyllie. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that dry-eyed at the table. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and License. You must require such a user to return or protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the works. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven room. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project it". wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly Chief Executive and Director Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching http://www.gutenberg.net looked. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm differently from before. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. 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Can't you people in all walks of life. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of Dr. Gregory B. Newby address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in travelling salesmen. form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk that ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so impose on them. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry a sign that of that there was no question. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than with her arms around his neck. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the for his sister to hear him. that example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy first she would call to him as she did so with words that she is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel things had become superfluous which, although they could not be little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and the handle of the door to open it completely. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief towards the viewer. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered with him. But as it is ..." only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be Last updated: May 20, 2012 keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was first she would call to him as she did so with words that she still just a child after all, and really might not have had an round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his consciousness. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists your equipment. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry that connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some done things. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here looked. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door last!". come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more so that she might be able to get a better position later on. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to people in all walks of life. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living approach us with offers to donate. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and status with the IRS. a sign that of that there was no question. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in certainty. himself. a sign that of that there was no question. towards the viewer. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in