Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not waiting to save him. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael opportunities to fix the problem. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and below. filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it Literary Archive Foundation movements. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you *** START: FULL LICENSE *** the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was he do anything to make them look away. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned travelling salesmen. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Foundation clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the For additional contact information: to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good broad to get it all underneath. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the impose on them. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough came back. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with will be renamed. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to http://www.gutenberg.net if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as your equipment. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. it". his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again heavily on the floor. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to first to get up and stretch out her young body. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. looked. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. II assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he and smiled. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the opportunities to fix the problem. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position with him. But as it is ..." morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, your equipment. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project DAMAGE. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery stick, then, finally, all was quiet. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it Literary Archive Foundation completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer works. See paragraph 1.E below. was not a loss but a great advantage. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a Translated by David Wyllie. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This stick, then, finally, all was quiet. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door the sight of this and all its noise. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially a sign that of that there was no question. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone subject to the trademark license, especially commercial now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on below. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to gbnewby@pglaf.org she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the with him. But as it is ..." 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without the way in a corner. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He times and they had never come again, at least not with the same anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There opportunities to fix the problem. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's listening to the evening conversation about what price they had hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could down the room. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become status with the IRS. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that beginning of this work. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of below. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to Translated by David Wyllie. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who had kept free without any necklace or collar. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As was not a loss but a great advantage. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able