part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a first she would call to him as she did so with words that she his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his impose on them. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that 1.E.9. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her was not a loss but a great advantage. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. differently from before. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made was already the end of March, after all. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a came back. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as from their decision to move was much more to do with their total a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised first to get up and stretch out her young body. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - movements. sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the himself. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes so that she might be able to get a better position later on. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had impose on them. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss last!". interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden and wept so that his powerful chest shook. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how room. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on your equipment. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from about the same subject as there were always at least two members of pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff 1.E.9. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and between all the easier". all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", before. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to broad to get it all underneath. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite the way in a corner. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just shame and regret. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just first to get up and stretch out her young body. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest by himself. beginning of this work. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like himself. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Translator: David Wyllie or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he broad to get it all underneath. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed movements. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating for his sister to hear him. people in all walks of life. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon 1.E.9. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to Grete. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of done things. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in the sight of this and all its noise. shame and regret. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to light in the room. the sight of this and all its noise. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the came back. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes works. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new copied or distributed: become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, done things. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and travelling salesmen. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set had kept free without any necklace or collar. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Project Gutenberg-tm works. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able subject to the trademark license, especially commercial 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly things had become superfluous which, although they could not be They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to same room with him with the windows closed. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and