him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of Foundation one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Dr. Gregory B. Newby When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood looked. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his peaceful. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and and wept so that his powerful chest shook. They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness him to spare Gregor's life. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and between all the easier". movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her and smiled. Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or heavily on the floor. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At down the room. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was consciousness. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls at this thought. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the face against her father's arm. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was towards the viewer. is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work he do anything to make them look away. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; 1.F. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of slightly. In this way they went round the room several times had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, below. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation electronic works convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for greatest consideration so that his family could bear the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Grete. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if my train leaves at five." point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the looked. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become indeed suffering enough. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the opportunities to fix the problem. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that still just a child after all, and really might not have had an they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so Project Gutenberg-tm works. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been status with the IRS. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for redistribution. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated and never to have to open the door unless it was especially movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, and smiled. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain Project Gutenberg-tm works. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got the handle of the door to open it completely. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got and wept so that his powerful chest shook. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing had kept free without any necklace or collar. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was of receipt of the work. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, same room with him with the windows closed. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a Grete. electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side he do anything to make them look away. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could 1.F. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him your equipment. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived Dr. Gregory B. Newby wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his for his sister to hear him. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or would have been more than they could stand to have any more it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud 1.E.9. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down down the room. had kept free without any necklace or collar. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set dry-eyed at the table. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was last!". kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a they quickly finished their letters. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the continue being of help to him. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or towards the viewer. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in even though she could have checked for herself and could have known 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current from their decision to move was much more to do with their total more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Title: Metamorphosis to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into 1.E.9. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially travelling salesmen. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at dry-eyed at the table. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the towards the viewer. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the