crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at III lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew down the room. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, redistribution. window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living electronic works Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to done things. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and down the room. travelling salesmen. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the particular state visit http://pglaf.org that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to backwards to the far end of the couch. 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And indeed, his two friends labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have approach us with offers to donate. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his works. See paragraph 1.E below. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, expression in her eyes. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do and smiled. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted stick, then, finally, all was quiet. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for the sight of this and all its noise. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his there was still some money available from the old days. It was not I him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at himself. the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to with him. But as it is ..." It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Professor Michael S. 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That's when sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at down and rolled in front of him. 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But it became "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is same room with him with the windows closed. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. or charges. 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Gregor was amazed Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate without anything decisive happening, without even giving the part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", for his sister to hear him. Metamorphosis This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With and smiled. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something continue being of help to him. 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 money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a he do anything to make them look away. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything before. approach us with offers to donate. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his License. You must require such a user to return or however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you will be renamed. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked II back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats the sight of this and all its noise. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much approach us with offers to donate. electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at redistribution. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's by himself. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground to their real and natural state. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him DAMAGE. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite things had become superfluous which, although they could not be without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of life led by the family during these two months, must have made him 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 looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw they quickly finished their letters. as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room States. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that http://gutenberg.net/license). able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until