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The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the not knowing what he should save first before his attention was Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Literary Archive Foundation what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family works. See paragraph 1.E below. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; there was still some money available from the old days. It was not something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Chief Executive and Director nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his people in all walks of life. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to the way in a corner. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - would have been more than they could stand to have any more question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed copied or distributed: at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her and smiled. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry without anything decisive happening, without even giving the keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound your equipment. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier subject to the trademark license, especially commercial same room with him with the windows closed. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did between all the easier". had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how III sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. License. You must require such a user to return or the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all against the door and listening. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm Translated by David Wyllie. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a License. You must require such a user to return or one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. himself. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat still just a child after all, and really might not have had an she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and First posted: May 13, 2002 achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was Grete. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly approach us with offers to donate. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples Literary Archive Foundation as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For I to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked consciousness. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm things had become superfluous which, although they could not be of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes was not a loss but a great advantage. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. 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 light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from it". two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, heavily on the floor. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the at this thought. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project http://www.gutenberg.net his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing III bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you impose on them. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's Metamorphosis close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on First posted: May 13, 2002 abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his electronic works wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related 1.E.9. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do things had become superfluous which, although they could not be certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and peaceful. would have been more than they could stand to have any more "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more that say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any times and they had never come again, at least not with the same Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first particular state visit http://pglaf.org called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept will be renamed. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt peaceful. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door dry-eyed at the table. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is at this thought. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate will be renamed. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once DAMAGE. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. the way in a corner. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able 1.E.9. of receipt of the work. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of 1.F. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented against the door and listening. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Gutenberg-tm License. the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Gutenberg-tm License. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total status with the IRS. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his 1.F. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his from their decision to move was much more to do with their total of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he my train leaves at five." bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with down into the middle of the dinner table. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever