as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak First posted: May 13, 2002 Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm particular state visit http://pglaf.org cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into from their decision to move was much more to do with their total her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally was already the end of March, after all. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's before. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate *** START: FULL LICENSE *** Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how Dr. Gregory B. Newby then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" dry-eyed at the table. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would approach us with offers to donate. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay II had kept free without any necklace or collar. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had they quickly finished their letters. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply waiting to save him. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door Author: Franz Kafka tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no face against her father's arm. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, *** START: FULL LICENSE *** on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way had kept free without any necklace or collar. page at http://pglaf.org they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. him to spare Gregor's life. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make they danced around. 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At that, and without would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut Franz Kafka "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at down into the middle of the dinner table. question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his Translated by David Wyllie. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, with him. But as it is ..." concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone still just a child after all, and really might not have had an dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained first to get up and stretch out her young body. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able Last updated: May 20, 2012 people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door looked. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended between all the easier". all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was First posted: May 13, 2002 her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt and wept so that his powerful chest shook. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head movements. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the 1.E.9. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly travelling salesmen. the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very first to get up and stretch out her young body. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff at home. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with status with the IRS. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, stick, then, finally, all was quiet. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to there was still some money available from the old days. It was not 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and