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It was clear that no-one would front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little opportunities to fix the problem. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Translated by David Wyllie to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother was already the end of March, after all. same room with him with the windows closed. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what waiting to save him. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with towards the viewer. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest collection. 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There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" of receipt of the work. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, stayed home every evening. 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There was no need to worry about things like consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt people in all walks of life. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, indeed suffering enough. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's complete it. 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After without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and a sign that of that there was no question. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance status with the IRS. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to waiting to save him. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his had kept free without any necklace or collar. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE differently from before. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His DAMAGE. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise before the three gentlemen had reached the room. 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He felt a make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her looked. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used first to get up and stretch out her young body. thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Translated by David Wyllie. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the particular state visit http://pglaf.org the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without people in all walks of life. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. form. 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There's no basis for any of the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud II his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. 1.E.9. 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You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at and smiled. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the that Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or life led by the family during these two months, must have made him without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand came back. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's left there again". clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can page at http://pglaf.org lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the continue being of help to him. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her States. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to about the same subject as there were always at least two members of head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as works. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the continue being of help to him. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary without anything decisive happening, without even giving the some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the and wept so that his powerful chest shook. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. looked. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Grete. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous times and they had never come again, at least not with the same mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their things had become superfluous which, although they could not be possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding first she would call to him as she did so with words that she was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes broad to get it all underneath. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, For additional contact information: *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS ***