an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from him to spare Gregor's life. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever to their real and natural state. whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object my train leaves at five." here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really dry-eyed at the table. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand last!". Franz Kafka although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and just to move about the home, every other day would be spent after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, listening to the evening conversation about what price they had father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest the handle of the door to open it completely. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, just to move about the home, every other day would be spent away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and continue being of help to him. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how III until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and that the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved they quickly finished their letters. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" continue being of help to him. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Language: English uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. Author: Franz Kafka part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and against the door and listening. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief works. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Dr. Gregory B. Newby one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, ways including including checks, online payments and credit card waiting to save him. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself Metamorphosis how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and http://www.gutenberg.net the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, page at http://pglaf.org fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's room. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped 1.F. during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in indeed suffering enough. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware heavily on the floor. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every down the room. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." without anything decisive happening, without even giving the and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, times and they had never come again, at least not with the same in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for opportunities to fix the problem. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it 1.E.9. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than http://gutenberg.net/license). changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of first to get up and stretch out her young body. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or against the door and listening. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister I business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before face against her father's arm. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, I front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy http://gutenberg.net/license). with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too it". that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of Language: English Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a Project Gutenberg-tm works. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but still just a child after all, and really might not have had an defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter travelling salesmen. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Project Gutenberg-tm works. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own light in the room. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she Translated by David Wyllie hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card ways including including checks, online payments and credit card great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then my train leaves at five." before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load looked. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. first to get up and stretch out her young body. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination continue being of help to him. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." of receipt of the work. before. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), not knowing what he should save first before his attention was with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the broad to get it all underneath. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever will be renamed. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed Translated by David Wyllie. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they heavily on the floor. light in the room. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently