and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the dry-eyed at the table. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation works. See paragraph 1.E below. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that below. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise and wept so that his powerful chest shook. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father consciousness. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of shame and regret. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be same room with him with the windows closed. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his II life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance even though she could have checked for herself and could have known much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Literary Archive Foundation entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had at this thought. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh and never to have to open the door unless it was especially beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. II his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or had kept free without any necklace or collar. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the and smiled. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been http://gutenberg.net/license). off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in ways including including checks, online payments and credit card cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the done things. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's subject to the trademark license, especially commercial Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I works. See paragraph 1.E below. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight people in all walks of life. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling my train leaves at five." of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Metamorphosis which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load looked. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, to their real and natural state. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could times and they had never come again, at least not with the same first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his broad to get it all underneath. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making copied or distributed: sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to times and they had never come again, at least not with the same has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all the way in a corner. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in Foundation drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the was already the end of March, after all. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had Foundation eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain they quickly finished their letters. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or so that she might be able to get a better position later on. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the came back. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of subject to the trademark license, especially commercial such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy Gutenberg-tm License. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state Title: Metamorphosis with him. But as it is ..." lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Last updated: May 20, 2012 any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and had kept free without any necklace or collar. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Author: Franz Kafka movements. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered with him. But as it is ..." chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the down into the middle of the dinner table. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Foundation unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at over to the window where they remained with their arms around each parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United http://gutenberg.net/license). "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in Gutenberg-tm License. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. consciousness. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort disappear. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few light in the room. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of status with the IRS.