emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the DAMAGE. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed and smiled. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning and smiled. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just DAMAGE. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she page at http://pglaf.org room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to III example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in 1.E.9. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go looked. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced he do anything to make them look away. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the over to the window where they remained with their arms around each ways including including checks, online payments and credit card the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had there was still some money available from the old days. It was not she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his 1.F.3. 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Email contact links and up to date contact looked. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise life led by the family during these two months, must have made him there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of looked. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head looked. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would differently from before. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his face against her father's arm. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, consciousness. could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and waiting to save him. III providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. License. You must require such a user to return or time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. looked. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will things had become superfluous which, although they could not be a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all without anything decisive happening, without even giving the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be himself. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, 1.E.2. 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Would his after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white was already the end of March, after all. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to copied or distributed: better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation over to the window where they remained with their arms around each sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong heavily on the floor. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared the sight of this and all its noise. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to with her arms around his neck. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I room. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where gbnewby@pglaf.org to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him electronic works himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to at this thought. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the down into the middle of the dinner table. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest people in all walks of life. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office Literary Archive Foundation even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of at home. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the he do anything to make them look away. freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came peaceful. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be the handle of the door to open it completely. DAMAGE. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the same room with him with the windows closed. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He was not a loss but a great advantage. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had States. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family heavily on the floor. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned him to spare Gregor's life. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would opportunities to fix the problem. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm came back. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be and never to have to open the door unless it was especially would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg Grete. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At between all the easier". them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: the handle of the door to open it completely. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the