ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father there was still some money available from the old days. It was not against the door and listening. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt the sight of this and all its noise. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Grete. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too page at http://pglaf.org the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother came back. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was works. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and before. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied III much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. below. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project greatest consideration so that his family could bear the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his Translated by David Wyllie them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, 1.F. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true "what are we to do?" law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to indeed suffering enough. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no not knowing what he should save first before his attention was with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as approach us with offers to donate. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat redistribution. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if first to get up and stretch out her young body. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Dr. Gregory B. Newby than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: room. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was 1.E.9. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear expression in her eyes. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that not knowing what he should save first before his attention was used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when recognised as the voice he had had before. 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He lay on they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking redistribution. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. people in all walks of life. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit and smiled. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. peaceful. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH differently from before. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: between all the easier". first to get up and stretch out her young body. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps he do anything to make them look away. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included by himself. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had the handle of the door to open it completely. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she For additional contact information: The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. had kept free without any necklace or collar. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project before. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel II enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without shame and regret. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic they quickly finished their letters. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to travelling salesmen. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed beginning of this work. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to copied or distributed: hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair heavily on the floor. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily chance came. 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