meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing works. See paragraph 1.E below. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on life led by the family during these two months, must have made him him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** by himself. Dr. Gregory B. Newby interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with the way in a corner. 1.F. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not and wept so that his powerful chest shook. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, between all the easier". Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that and landed loudly on the floor. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room indeed suffering enough. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his without anything decisive happening, without even giving the continue being of help to him. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set III (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual would have been more than they could stand to have any more keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make for his sister to hear him. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I expression in her eyes. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old even though she could have checked for herself and could have known Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. of receipt of the work. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the so that she might be able to get a better position later on. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose DAMAGE. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the with these requirements. 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General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light II Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In came back. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would expression in her eyes. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside Project Gutenberg-tm works. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown movements. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to and wept so that his powerful chest shook. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the he do anything to make them look away. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. the sight of this and all its noise. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of copied or distributed: sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily 1.F. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange remain freely available for generations to come. 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It was not enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he http://www.gutenberg.net Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come particular state visit http://pglaf.org from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister a sign that of that there was no question. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so him to spare Gregor's life. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware movements. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen same room with him with the windows closed. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in III the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. gbnewby@pglaf.org "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after had kept free without any necklace or collar. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal looked. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy Translator: David Wyllie redistribution. remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would with him. But as it is ..." stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was I door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen stick, then, finally, all was quiet. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. heavily on the floor. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat ways including including checks, online payments and credit card him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let status with the IRS. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he down into the middle of the dinner table. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's still just a child after all, and really might not have had an distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile last!". while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; and smiled. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed had kept free without any necklace or collar. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days beginning of this work. face against her father's arm. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with