do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the 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 1.E.9. light in the room. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. Dr. Gregory B. Newby he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to from their decision to move was much more to do with their total ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was http://www.gutenberg.net "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his the handle of the door to open it completely. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, by himself. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution so that she might be able to get a better position later on. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out differently from before. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or they quickly finished their letters. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong the way in a corner. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It had kept free without any necklace or collar. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that there was still some money available from the old days. It was not there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the 1.E.9. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the to their real and natural state. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self had kept free without any necklace or collar. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about States. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the to their real and natural state. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from at home. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a works. See paragraph 1.E below. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some Chief Executive and Director teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project electronic works foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed Translated by David Wyllie. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he listening to the evening conversation about what price they had quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the 1.E.9. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound even though she could have checked for herself and could have known only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of shame and regret. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to and smiled. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as for his sister to hear him. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door 1.F. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and States. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her Project Gutenberg-tm works. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and Grete. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to it". certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, stick, then, finally, all was quiet. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Translated by David Wyllie. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up left there again". phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that broad to get it all underneath. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard broad to get it all underneath. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling about the same subject as there were always at least two members of recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa looked. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable still just a child after all, and really might not have had an state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder for his sister to hear him. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to people in all walks of life. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Gutenberg-tm License. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it by himself. Translated by David Wyllie. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be *** START: FULL LICENSE *** held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his they quickly finished their letters. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, status with the IRS. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of was not a loss but a great advantage. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be works. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in status with the IRS. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, down into the middle of the dinner table. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed Author: Franz Kafka infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings the handle of the door to open it completely. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit down the room. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped of receipt of the work. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his