1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you your equipment. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could II himself. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his Gutenberg-tm License. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was approach us with offers to donate. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in peaceful. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door Author: Franz Kafka considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more to their real and natural state. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the electronic works emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to redistribution. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the heavily on the floor. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a and landed loudly on the floor. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE shame and regret. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help without anything decisive happening, without even giving the not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously indeed suffering enough. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to page at http://pglaf.org while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the copied or distributed: hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily it". becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would ways including including checks, online payments and credit card hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with the sight of this and all its noise. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was First posted: May 13, 2002 last!". and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Project Gutenberg-tm works. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Chief Executive and Director labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to your equipment. the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in came back. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her expression in her eyes. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance States. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there against the door and listening. Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living of receipt of the work. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and particular state visit http://pglaf.org pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. was already the end of March, after all. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting impose on them. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously DAMAGE. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been came back. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be For additional contact information: backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to at home. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and http://gutenberg.net/license). when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and of receipt of the work. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by down the room. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had Title: Metamorphosis ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from http://gutenberg.net/license). that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm key." 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"This is something that can't be not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and and landed loudly on the floor. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand status with the IRS. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that a sign that of that there was no question. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot from their decision to move was much more to do with their total things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming without anything decisive happening, without even giving the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. to their real and natural state. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and beginning of this work. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to that room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was will be renamed. face against her father's arm. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the the way in a corner. http://gutenberg.net/license). 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music between all the easier". sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists differently from before. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be people in all walks of life. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the face against her father's arm. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the I rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. they quickly finished their letters. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes stick, then, finally, all was quiet. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon about the same subject as there were always at least two members of screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that dry-eyed at the table. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in Last updated: May 20, 2012 table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he light in the room. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you