practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to Translated by David Wyllie. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his about the same subject as there were always at least two members of open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself 1.F. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Chief Executive and Director He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief over to the window where they remained with their arms around each about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across stick, then, finally, all was quiet. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen by himself. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was between all the easier". as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by himself. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his between all the easier". all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the room. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every License. You must require such a user to return or screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back my train leaves at five." his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been face against her father's arm. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow with her arms around his neck. alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if face against her father's arm. at home. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they room. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt done things. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch status with the IRS. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or him to spare Gregor's life. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a certainty. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to my train leaves at five." wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared 1.F. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him beginning of this work. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the and wept so that his powerful chest shook. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered had kept free without any necklace or collar. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite room. from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard differently from before. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. your equipment. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE so that she might be able to get a better position later on. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to Foundation walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Author: Franz Kafka soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would first she would call to him as she did so with words that she practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was and smiled. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. the handle of the door to open it completely. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about to their real and natural state. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when to their real and natural state. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to works. See paragraph 1.E below. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards dry-eyed at the table. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole Translated by David Wyllie. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their works. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the had kept free without any necklace or collar. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic a sign that of that there was no question. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he will be renamed. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to and landed loudly on the floor. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work stick, then, finally, all was quiet. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to 1.E.9. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself status with the IRS. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, 1.E.9. 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No sooner dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will without anything decisive happening, without even giving the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change Translator: David Wyllie is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some Metamorphosis not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and differently from before. Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the indeed suffering enough. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been against the door and listening. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was