speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by same room with him with the windows closed. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out at this thought. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project not knowing what he should save first before his attention was imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew listening to the evening conversation about what price they had future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the with him. But as it is ..." playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as things had become superfluous which, although they could not be writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Title: Metamorphosis his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as down into the middle of the dinner table. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never the sight of this and all its noise. and landed loudly on the floor. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor about the same subject as there were always at least two members of state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his by himself. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware without anything decisive happening, without even giving the they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - waiting to save him. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and waiting to save him. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it face against her father's arm. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do electronic works remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier towards the viewer. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest works. See paragraph 1.E below. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the http://gutenberg.net/license). head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free indeed suffering enough. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all consciousness. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back Translator: David Wyllie entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't disappear. ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that copied or distributed: said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers about the same subject as there were always at least two members of round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got ways including including checks, online payments and credit card Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his Foundation onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss consciousness. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's 1.F. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about not knowing what he should save first before his attention was himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and same room with him with the windows closed. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** *** START: FULL LICENSE *** License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends waiting to save him. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could Project Gutenberg-tm works. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been looked. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project and smiled. was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free First posted: May 13, 2002 - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen would have been more than they could stand to have any more his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a continue being of help to him. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without was not a loss but a great advantage. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was him to spare Gregor's life. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Foundation floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague II knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the 1.F.6. 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"What is it Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said just to move about the home, every other day would be spent favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot at this thought. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been