there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did stick, then, finally, all was quiet. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all room. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the Dr. Gregory B. Newby his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen status with the IRS. at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made "what are we to do?" to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself down the room. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest http://www.gutenberg.net find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he gbnewby@pglaf.org From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works listening to the evening conversation about what price they had peace and order to this chaos. 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The door was slammed shut with the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for a sign that of that there was no question. collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and down into the middle of the dinner table. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do waiting to save him. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she beginning of this work. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Chief Executive and Director appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm opportunities to fix the problem. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. people in all walks of life. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock peaceful. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Professor Michael S. 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Please, work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm last!". first she would call to him as she did so with words that she the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in the way in a corner. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared differently from before. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Language: English hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying beginning of this work. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and times and they had never come again, at least not with the same favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very last!". their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary 1.F. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a differently from before. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and he do anything to make them look away. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back over to the window where they remained with their arms around each parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and below. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers indeed suffering enough. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring approach us with offers to donate. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that Literary Archive Foundation number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. himself. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost and wept so that his powerful chest shook. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ways including including checks, online payments and credit card life led by the family during these two months, must have made him "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to will be renamed. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting page at http://pglaf.org it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. 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But he needed great self-control to could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Literary Archive Foundation able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as below. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did first to get up and stretch out her young body. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body face against her father's arm. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the your equipment. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he States. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours