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If an Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with dry-eyed at the table. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. looked. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her consciousness. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, he do anything to make them look away. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no 1.E.9. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered was not a loss but a great advantage. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we electronic works stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. 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Franz Kafka that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we people in all walks of life. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Language: English just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. opportunities to fix the problem. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. was already the end of March, after all. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far from their decision to move was much more to do with their total his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: last!". So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father broad to get it all underneath. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women Grete. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay status with the IRS. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his For additional contact information: back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. Last updated: May 20, 2012 fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the DAMAGE. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal below. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of room. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth redistribution. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. works. See paragraph 1.E below. looked. http://www.gutenberg.net I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the opportunities to fix the problem. at this thought. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect at home. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched III License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple Project Gutenberg-tm works. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or "what are we to do?" to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took stick, then, finally, all was quiet. light in the room. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the at this thought. himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully works. See paragraph 1.E below. as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see now." 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Leant back comfortably on their seats, Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. 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Gregor did in full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the been in so much of a rush. 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"Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he States. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees heavily on the floor. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the 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 opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed first to get up and stretch out her young body. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy II set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just times and they had never come again, at least not with the same friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's below. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa consciousness. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had listening to the evening conversation about what price they had shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without gbnewby@pglaf.org suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became times and they had never come again, at least not with the same become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to down into the middle of the dinner table. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really