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Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister done things. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right Metamorphosis waiting to save him. ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should differently from before. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted works. See paragraph 1.E below. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up shame and regret. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his Grete. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously Project Gutenberg-tm works. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, there was still some money available from the old days. It was not involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the I stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the from their decision to move was much more to do with their total gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a particular state visit http://pglaf.org works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness without anything decisive happening, without even giving the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Franz Kafka Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something redistribution. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let that hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the with her arms around his neck. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel disappear. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really travelling salesmen. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his over to the window where they remained with their arms around each coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current against the door and listening. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust slightly. In this way they went round the room several times she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him Title: Metamorphosis how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good for his sister to hear him. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish impose on them. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place light in the room. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He Grete. he do anything to make them look away. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while they quickly finished their letters. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of http://gutenberg.net/license). little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their http://www.gutenberg.net fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" works. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" last!". time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Translator: David Wyllie sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to travelling salesmen. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard that kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing there was still some money available from the old days. It was not respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut *** START: FULL LICENSE *** that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible and wept so that his powerful chest shook. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry *** START: FULL LICENSE *** especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took stick, then, finally, all was quiet. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an was not a loss but a great advantage. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a States. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried opportunities to fix the problem. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who the applicable state law. 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To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to impose on them. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into http://www.gutenberg.net company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, stick, then, finally, all was quiet. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Translated by David Wyllie. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed For additional contact information: office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of continue being of help to him. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room