head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into a sign that of that there was no question. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought expression in her eyes. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was Foundation and landed loudly on the floor. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he stick, then, finally, all was quiet. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the below. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be and wept so that his powerful chest shook. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to looked. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with differently from before. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without himself. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak stick, then, finally, all was quiet. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH First posted: May 13, 2002 But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more they quickly finished their letters. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. 1.F.1. 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Before, he had taken great pride in people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the beginning of this work. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere what you can do with this work. 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It that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at it". while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your particular state visit http://pglaf.org have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance Gutenberg-tm License. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to people in all walks of life. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her Foundation That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up about the same subject as there were always at least two members of because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by from their decision to move was much more to do with their total interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned subject to the trademark license, especially commercial their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone things had become superfluous which, although they could not be herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, impose on them. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without and landed loudly on the floor. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel at this thought. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Franz Kafka cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Language: English of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to room. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked he do anything to make them look away. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution peaceful. with him. But as it is ..." Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough copied or distributed: and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you opportunities to fix the problem. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to against the door and listening. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days and never to have to open the door unless it was especially dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest and smiled. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight against the door and listening. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had had kept free without any necklace or collar. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but broad to get it all underneath. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have and landed loudly on the floor. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little and smiled. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their before. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the himself. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, between all the easier". "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on gbnewby@pglaf.org status with the IRS. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Grete. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in not knowing what he should save first before his attention was improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become by himself. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes first to get up and stretch out her young body. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his