to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with a sign that of that there was no question. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When room. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. For additional contact information: "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole greatest consideration so that his family could bear the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust there was still some money available from the old days. It was not with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth the handle of the door to open it completely. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, room. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently subject to the trademark license, especially commercial anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, II only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had your equipment. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much towards the viewer. while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut first to get up and stretch out her young body. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily peaceful. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon life led by the family during these two months, must have made him morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower for his sister to hear him. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every would have been more than they could stand to have any more complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud Gutenberg-tm License. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which not knowing what he should save first before his attention was was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged electronic works and wept so that his powerful chest shook. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting approach us with offers to donate. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if and wept so that his powerful chest shook. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she works. See paragraph 1.E below. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Translated by David Wyllie. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and Literary Archive Foundation legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort things had become superfluous which, although they could not be too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with I him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in against the door and listening. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to peaceful. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, slightly. In this way they went round the room several times slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their came back. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the disappear. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. would have been more than they could stand to have any more Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be different newspapers. 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The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her still just a child after all, and really might not have had an 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's so that she might be able to get a better position later on. 1.E.3. 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That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current they quickly finished their letters. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but travelling salesmen. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and permission and without paying copyright royalties. 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The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And slightly. In this way they went round the room several times was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But will be renamed. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? by himself. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with gbnewby@pglaf.org possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while beginning of this work. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Author: Franz Kafka such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep works. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project first she would call to him as she did so with words that she the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became with him. But as it is ..." one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. it". completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are same room with him with the windows closed. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the alarm. 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He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, subject to the trademark license, especially commercial even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, II any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of they quickly finished their letters.