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His father went back to heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to I sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most at home. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to was already the end of March, after all. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's still just a child after all, and really might not have had an a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised Gutenberg-tm License. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the status with the IRS. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room last!". No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit the handle of the door to open it completely. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was Project Gutenberg-tm works. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its broad to get it all underneath. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed approach us with offers to donate. fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for to their real and natural state. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, left there again". works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange with her arms around his neck. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women peaceful. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying will be renamed. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer II had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by 1.E.9. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present between all the easier". me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on slightly. In this way they went round the room several times of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few without anything decisive happening, without even giving the before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of him to spare Gregor's life. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort for his sister to hear him. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the 1.F. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any first she would call to him as she did so with words that she 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern DAMAGE. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In with her arms around his neck. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if at home. expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door *** START: FULL LICENSE *** noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had not knowing what he should save first before his attention was That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing status with the IRS. Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Language: English "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to Chief Executive and Director anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged your equipment. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light DAMAGE. travelling salesmen. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some electronic works sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock he do anything to make them look away. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and it". thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered disappear. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally my train leaves at five." Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, was not a loss but a great advantage. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of before. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down the way in a corner. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect the way in a corner. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. Foundation up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and