thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke disappear. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help light in the room. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do gbnewby@pglaf.org harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in copied or distributed: copied or distributed: that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one 1.E.9. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when for his sister to hear him. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what was not a loss but a great advantage. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a even though she could have checked for herself and could have known send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** will be renamed. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him beginning of this work. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. the way in a corner. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his http://www.gutenberg.net DAMAGE. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and himself. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front License. You must require such a user to return or be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Author: Franz Kafka seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with had kept free without any necklace or collar. with her arms around his neck. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. III one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even to their real and natural state. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously page at http://pglaf.org him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his at home. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Foundation on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. 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Come and give me a through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with works. See paragraph 1.E below. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever subject to the trademark license, especially commercial always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and opportunities to fix the problem. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here peaceful. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be status with the IRS. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself there was still some money available from the old days. It was not lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. peaceful. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite 1.F. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and broad to get it all underneath. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the expression in her eyes. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement I kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the electronic works different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered and smiled. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the to their real and natural state. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project continue being of help to him. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or page at http://pglaf.org work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the Chief Executive and Director top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room first to get up and stretch out her young body. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his ways including including checks, online payments and credit card round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present was not a loss but a great advantage. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there they quickly finished their letters. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white Grete. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help 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 of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father 1.F. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking approach us with offers to donate. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune I main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand 1.F. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen heavily on the floor. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen