without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. room. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing opportunities to fix the problem. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide DAMAGE. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of Title: Metamorphosis for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Translated by David Wyllie. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about status with the IRS. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, II was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his dry-eyed at the table. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the against the door and listening. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal gbnewby@pglaf.org that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an just to move about the home, every other day would be spent of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back at this thought. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room Franz Kafka His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, face against her father's arm. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, heavily on the floor. considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been over to the window where they remained with their arms around each be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a greatest consideration so that his family could bear the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that on it! If only his sister were here! 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It made him realise that she still found his appearance Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three even though she could have checked for herself and could have known was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his last!". chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that at this thought. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than just to move about the home, every other day would be spent how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and Language: English your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled had kept free without any necklace or collar. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method the handle of the door to open it completely. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went first to get up and stretch out her young body. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and subject to the trademark license, especially commercial how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. had kept free without any necklace or collar. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head with him. But as it is ..." forehead. 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It's the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United life led by the family during these two months, must have made him the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Literary Archive Foundation This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages it". receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried before. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how DAMAGE. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when 1.F.3. 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He was silent and looked straight soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite Dr. Gregory B. Newby was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying disappear. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear copied or distributed: with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling page at http://pglaf.org expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It disappear. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. last!". Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or and wept so that his powerful chest shook. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination and never to have to open the door unless it was especially had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was approach us with offers to donate. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself down the room. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm just to move about the home, every other day would be spent really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll consciousness. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous broad to get it all underneath. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and down into the middle of the dinner table. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in first to get up and stretch out her young body. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very from their decision to move was much more to do with their total while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the Grete. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his differently from before. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut to their real and natural state. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in