insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the Chief Executive and Director of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he Project Gutenberg-tm works. had kept free without any necklace or collar. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of expression in her eyes. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer States. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep indeed suffering enough. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged and never to have to open the door unless it was especially - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and status with the IRS. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about a sign that of that there was no question. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, works. See paragraph 1.E below. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, shame and regret. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The http://www.gutenberg.net for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether redistribution. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. for his sister to hear him. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop between all the easier". going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. 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 nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help he do anything to make them look away. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and continue being of help to him. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had they quickly finished their letters. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what was not a loss but a great advantage. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" Grete. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Metamorphosis his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I over to the window where they remained with their arms around each way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had continue being of help to him. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest just to move about the home, every other day would be spent the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another below. because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and he had just come. 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However, if you provide access to or helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, differently from before. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping people in all walks of life. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking indeed suffering enough. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been copied or distributed: Foundation sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had just to move about the home, every other day would be spent off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his waiting to save him. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a he do anything to make them look away. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both times and they had never come again, at least not with the same floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor movements. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the redistribution. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite movements. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon the sight of this and all its noise. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. with him. But as it is ..." from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with Translated by David Wyllie. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples For additional contact information: shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Project Gutenberg-tm works. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards disappear. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his disappear. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had