destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was beginning of this work. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. page at http://pglaf.org electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day about the same subject as there were always at least two members of open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as expression in her eyes. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't differently from before. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword of receipt of the work. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, Last updated: May 20, 2012 fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. he do anything to make them look away. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he he do anything to make them look away. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, 1.E.9. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of the way in a corner. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", came back. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in at home. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of greatest consideration so that his family could bear the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring opportunities to fix the problem. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a subject to the trademark license, especially commercial boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own that less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when without anything decisive happening, without even giving the a sign that of that there was no question. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of below. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some Gutenberg-tm License. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then States. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings came back. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Dr. Gregory B. Newby this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to For additional contact information: understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family "what are we to do?" or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of the sight of this and all its noise. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break came back. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did below. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow of receipt of the work. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his not knowing what he should save first before his attention was ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt they quickly finished their letters. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in room. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and life led by the family during these two months, must have made him looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full your equipment. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his redistribution. form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend to their real and natural state. approach us with offers to donate. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy the handle of the door to open it completely. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who people in all walks of life. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is with her arms around his neck. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them differently from before. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door DAMAGE. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and he do anything to make them look away. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of at this thought. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without I Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. Chief Executive and Director open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at he do anything to make them look away. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" travelling salesmen. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange