TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Metamorphosis say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think impose on them. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: and wept so that his powerful chest shook. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use and landed loudly on the floor. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too indeed suffering enough. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't by himself. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite http://gutenberg.net/license). pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with waiting to save him. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Translator: David Wyllie compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to even though she could have checked for herself and could have known Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Translated by David Wyllie. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that left there again". adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an *** START: FULL LICENSE *** movements. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole DAMAGE. (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, Franz Kafka *** START: FULL LICENSE *** both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in below. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from disappear. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily approach us with offers to donate. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had First posted: May 13, 2002 staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember and never to have to open the door unless it was especially choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had status with the IRS. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a consciousness. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the First posted: May 13, 2002 he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when my train leaves at five." bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the Last updated: May 20, 2012 made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or travelling salesmen. broad to get it all underneath. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other works. See paragraph 1.E below. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had Gutenberg-tm License. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's face against her father's arm. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to status with the IRS. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked dry-eyed at the table. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to disappear. travelling salesmen. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly himself. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or License. You must require such a user to return or hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole Language: English required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help times and they had never come again, at least not with the same one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's http://gutenberg.net/license). wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been slightly. In this way they went round the room several times bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had towards the viewer. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, at home. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest copied or distributed: recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even towards the viewer. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her Gutenberg-tm License. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had broad to get it all underneath. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had ways including including checks, online payments and credit card door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the will be renamed. "what are we to do?" "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back