little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back Foundation himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched I back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally with her arms around his neck. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, disappear. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. a sign that of that there was no question. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door your equipment. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but that ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? 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I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had ways including including checks, online payments and credit card curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is status with the IRS. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote same demands as before? 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He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was against the door and listening. will be renamed. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he stick, then, finally, all was quiet. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the room. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his copied or distributed: Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched Title: Metamorphosis that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily and landed loudly on the floor. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was against the door and listening. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in III his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just before. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If http://gutenberg.net/license). Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of him to spare Gregor's life. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Dr. Gregory B. Newby middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would had kept free without any necklace or collar. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was Author: Franz Kafka such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it life led by the family during these two months, must have made him speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it at this thought. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never that very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm consciousness. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple done things. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime first to get up and stretch out her young body. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any consciousness. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. 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She was still a child of see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide from their decision to move was much more to do with their total understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to the handle of the door to open it completely. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the that possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked other way. 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With his last glance he saw Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more just to move about the home, every other day would be spent to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own stick, then, finally, all was quiet. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than life led by the family during these two months, must have made him father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into that achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous down into the middle of the dinner table. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Language: English control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff came back. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to with him. But as it is ..." of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." I with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping looked. gbnewby@pglaf.org Chief Executive and Director everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. was not a loss but a great advantage. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room it". his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her impose on them. http://gutenberg.net/license). family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in 1.E.9. done things. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole there was still some money available from the old days. It was not One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had over to the window where they remained with their arms around each less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in left there again". swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, about the same subject as there were always at least two members of parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you