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U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, I disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the same room with him with the windows closed. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the with him. But as it is ..." unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever DAMAGE. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had they quickly finished their letters. beginning of this work. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose by himself. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by status with the IRS. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, opportunities to fix the problem. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Metamorphosis broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered stick, then, finally, all was quiet. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Franz Kafka where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and my train leaves at five." Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front so that she might be able to get a better position later on. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring was not a loss but a great advantage. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall electronic works drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another by himself. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone III enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the works. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with Gutenberg-tm License. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of License. You must require such a user to return or side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. was already the end of March, after all. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. Author: Franz Kafka must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt he do anything to make them look away. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to just to move about the home, every other day would be spent (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand gbnewby@pglaf.org Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to 1.E.9. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding Last updated: May 20, 2012 beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or Translated by David Wyllie. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the things had become superfluous which, although they could not be because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Metamorphosis the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited copied or distributed: and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder even though she could have checked for herself and could have known boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At with her arms around his neck. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down http://gutenberg.net/license). be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" would have been more than they could stand to have any more was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can with her arms around his neck. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any would have been more than they could stand to have any more when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was looked. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never down into the middle of the dinner table. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt light in the room. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Translated by David Wyllie. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. movements. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation even though she could have checked for herself and could have known broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes room. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that done things. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but below. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, beginning of this work. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into for his sister to hear him. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family dry-eyed at the table. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished