must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even your equipment. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table Franz Kafka sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found http://www.gutenberg.net from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing slightly. In this way they went round the room several times out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, with her arms around his neck. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister over to the window where they remained with their arms around each stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister status with the IRS. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching was not a loss but a great advantage. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room of receipt of the work. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles copied or distributed: 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern electronic works kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it not knowing what he should save first before his attention was to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the not knowing what he should save first before his attention was pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's works. 1.F. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate electronic works the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had slightly. In this way they went round the room several times access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed still just a child after all, and really might not have had an pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard heavily on the floor. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she face against her father's arm. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune Section 5. 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And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the http://www.gutenberg.net what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that from their decision to move was much more to do with their total badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came with her arms around his neck. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally towards the viewer. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so approach us with offers to donate. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Gutenberg-tm License. gbnewby@pglaf.org bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly copied or distributed: International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not face against her father's arm. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their "what are we to do?" consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where same room with him with the windows closed. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Metamorphosis now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his works. See paragraph 1.E below. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock the way in a corner. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the and landed loudly on the floor. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than certainty. my train leaves at five." Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not greatest consideration so that his family could bear the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it shame and regret. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door people in all walks of life. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply looked. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the him to spare Gregor's life. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there electronic works good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Literary Archive Foundation if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had still just a child after all, and really might not have had an his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Project Gutenberg-tm works. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still heavily on the floor. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go works. See paragraph 1.E below. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known impose on them. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen was not a loss but a great advantage. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to just to move about the home, every other day would be spent recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in against the door and listening. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became first she would call to him as she did so with words that she been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself came back. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled Last updated: May 20, 2012 she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. Literary Archive Foundation "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. same room with him with the windows closed. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn III especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the "what are we to do?" Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to indeed suffering enough. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that