adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated Franz Kafka same room with him with the windows closed. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. electronic works does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in continue being of help to him. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it the handle of the door to open it completely. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and expression in her eyes. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant of receipt of the work. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to down the room. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his particular state visit http://pglaf.org knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that over to the window where they remained with their arms around each the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous opportunities to fix the problem. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes times and they had never come again, at least not with the same there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him like it! 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Gregor remained even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your DAMAGE. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to there was still some money available from the old days. It was not recognised as the voice he had had before. 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The light from the in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone Metamorphosis it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable for his sister to hear him. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were and never to have to open the door unless it was especially they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, Translated by David Wyllie fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the people in all walks of life. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would left there again". done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living had kept free without any necklace or collar. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could *** START: FULL LICENSE *** that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 key." 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Contact the mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment will be renamed. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the he do anything to make them look away. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking beginning of this work. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was States. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the the sight of this and all its noise. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can of receipt of the work. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project him to spare Gregor's life. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared slightly. In this way they went round the room several times arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to 1.E.9. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Grete. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, with her arms around his neck. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or life led by the family during these two months, must have made him slightly. In this way they went round the room several times darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him down into the middle of the dinner table. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on the sight of this and all its noise. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals dry-eyed at the table. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the himself. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the status with the IRS. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes