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The same tired man as used to be laying destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. himself. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, dry-eyed at the table. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. 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He had suffered until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight certainty. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father looked. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, impose on them. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity at home. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried Author: Franz Kafka While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I towards the viewer. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. First posted: May 13, 2002 the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? disappear. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff indeed suffering enough. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification impose on them. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto impose on them. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that for his sister to hear him. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever was already the end of March, after all. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to 1.A. 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It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if from their decision to move was much more to do with their total If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. all that secure. 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She did not see him straight only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been DAMAGE. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and against the door and listening. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related have to do the job himself. 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I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when was already the end of March, after all. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping copied or distributed: difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If I especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the II was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now works. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before towards the viewer. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. heavily on the floor. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: life led by the family during these two months, must have made him press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it just to move about the home, every other day would be spent while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was came back. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Franz Kafka after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg Author: Franz Kafka the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy your equipment. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was still just a child after all, and really might not have had an sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like done things. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are Gutenberg-tm License. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from *** START: FULL LICENSE *** had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that towards the viewer. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father it". reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a