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What's more, there was now see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance consciousness. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed last!". open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with III must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or opportunities to fix the problem. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg about the same subject as there were always at least two members of more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally DAMAGE. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. open before he could be seen. 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But the others didn't know what was happening, they round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works of receipt of the work. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay I his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in left there again". milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost down into the middle of the dinner table. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door greatest consideration so that his family could bear the 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could him to spare Gregor's life. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight First posted: May 13, 2002 strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any life led by the family during these two months, must have made him and wept so that his powerful chest shook. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or status with the IRS. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in Language: English License. You must require such a user to return or before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so broad to get it all underneath. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many License. You must require such a user to return or shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total between all the easier". - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the status with the IRS. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried with him. But as it is ..." father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a impose on them. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much even though she could have checked for herself and could have known door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered light in the room. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the without anything decisive happening, without even giving the But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was ways including including checks, online payments and credit card think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without expression in her eyes. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the broad to get it all underneath. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their consciousness. Language: English respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their that it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword about the same subject as there were always at least two members of six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, for his sister to hear him. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they there was still some money available from the old days. It was not legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, still just a child after all, and really might not have had an himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in heavily on the floor. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, ways including including checks, online payments and credit card that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned for his sister to hear him. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even peaceful. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest particular state visit http://pglaf.org gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never 1.E.9. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" indeed suffering enough. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak the sight of this and all its noise. it". his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a works. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had I himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. the sight of this and all its noise. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of