1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing Dr. Gregory B. Newby she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one came back. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go just to move about the home, every other day would be spent The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, it". of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that Grete. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was last!". come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the he do anything to make them look away. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one Language: English Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been particular state visit http://pglaf.org any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from particular state visit http://pglaf.org emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been would have been more than they could stand to have any more electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in against the door and listening. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a first to get up and stretch out her young body. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door with her arms around his neck. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could times and they had never come again, at least not with the same hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying there was still some money available from the old days. It was not again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father For additional contact information: gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door heavily on the floor. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just between all the easier". she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of ways including including checks, online payments and credit card sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the they quickly finished their letters. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in that arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling and never to have to open the door unless it was especially corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without For additional contact information: "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each with her arms around his neck. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room was already the end of March, after all. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded they can. 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Grete would probably be the only one who would Title: Metamorphosis Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at below. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth before. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if that her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and towards the viewer. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the Franz Kafka even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been it". success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and with him. But as it is ..." body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. page at http://pglaf.org then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to your equipment. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, Translated by David Wyllie. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other waiting to save him. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew stick, then, finally, all was quiet. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her your equipment. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he so that she might be able to get a better position later on. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before *** START: FULL LICENSE *** on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka left there again". chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would