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It made him realise that she still found his appearance strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could left there again". she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at against the door and listening. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? 1.F.2. 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And here I am, dying!" the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn down into the middle of the dinner table. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he just to move about the home, every other day would be spent although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt consciousness. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I differently from before. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become from their decision to move was much more to do with their total They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even to their real and natural state. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day was already the end of March, after all. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: came back. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the II things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples that *** START: FULL LICENSE *** a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR copied or distributed: him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way with him. But as it is ..." he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this with her arms around his neck. 1.E.9. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** License. You must require such a user to return or possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit to their real and natural state. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project Translated by David Wyllie his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the people in all walks of life. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than times and they had never come again, at least not with the same even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's http://gutenberg.net/license). for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every and wept so that his powerful chest shook. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in indeed suffering enough. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move life led by the family during these two months, must have made him swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body they quickly finished their letters. differently from before. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished first to get up and stretch out her young body. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his Title: Metamorphosis one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour the sight of this and all its noise. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the will be renamed. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he indeed suffering enough. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his not knowing what he should save first before his attention was that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her room. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old peaceful. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from was not a loss but a great advantage. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed things had become superfluous which, although they could not be but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became movements. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was Author: Franz Kafka home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's http://gutenberg.net/license). them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the Translator: David Wyllie his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your III him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did last!". around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his ways including including checks, online payments and credit card kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance there was still some money available from the old days. It was not waiting to save him. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut