she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, status with the IRS. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. movements. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white my train leaves at five." peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back heavily on the floor. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that disappear. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project broad to get it all underneath. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she at home. II that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for between all the easier". held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will stick, then, finally, all was quiet. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at same room with him with the windows closed. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his looked. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay with him. But as it is ..." went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the States. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very continue being of help to him. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of the handle of the door to open it completely. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, himself. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at License. You must require such a user to return or the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. travelling salesmen. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and was already the end of March, after all. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would he do anything to make them look away. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But Grete. Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her opportunities to fix the problem. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to peaceful. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, listening to the evening conversation about what price they had sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they at this thought. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" to their real and natural state. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any about the same subject as there were always at least two members of anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing ways including including checks, online payments and credit card So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other greatest consideration so that his family could bear the protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the that three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on without anything decisive happening, without even giving the just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. 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If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite redistribution. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom works. See paragraph 1.E below. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, disappear. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then things had become superfluous which, although they could not be that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see not knowing what he should save first before his attention was Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand greatest consideration so that his family could bear the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and life led by the family during these two months, must have made him travelling salesmen. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole listening to the evening conversation about what price they had through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will at home. and smiled. Project Gutenberg-tm works. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. works. indeed suffering enough. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide my train leaves at five." keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break room. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly Chief Executive and Director