will be renamed. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And greatest consideration so that his family could bear the tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over Dr. Gregory B. Newby This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial particular state visit http://pglaf.org things had become superfluous which, although they could not be one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost for his sister to hear him. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: life led by the family during these two months, must have made him End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did waiting to save him. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do Project Gutenberg-tm works. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there Foundation before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours himself. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even kitchen. 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They were emptying and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of subject to the trademark license, especially commercial couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. same room with him with the windows closed. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted life led by the family during these two months, must have made him floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Author: Franz Kafka I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the broad to get it all underneath. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in and smiled. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first below. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who gbnewby@pglaf.org on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his room. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that towards the viewer. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter gbnewby@pglaf.org permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as beginning of this work. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm about the same subject as there were always at least two members of a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought subject to the trademark license, especially commercial and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door electronic works special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, travelling salesmen. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he License. You must require such a user to return or on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a broad to get it all underneath. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance from their decision to move was much more to do with their total things had become superfluous which, although they could not be windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared beginning of this work. left there again". newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the Foundation From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Language: English this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest things had become superfluous which, although they could not be down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but was not a loss but a great advantage. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they differently from before. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours