would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the him to spare Gregor's life. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising http://gutenberg.net/license). grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a dry-eyed at the table. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the your equipment. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest last!". screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it foot at him as he went. 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Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be 1.E.9. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been differently from before. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both times and they had never come again, at least not with the same There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in would have been more than they could stand to have any more Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but heavily on the floor. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. 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If, however, they took everything He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were electronic works - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Gutenberg-tm work. 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I had originally intended to say all this to you keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished waiting to save him. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely broad to get it all underneath. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his first she would call to him as she did so with words that she this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, left there again". the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply so that she might be able to get a better position later on. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come redistribution. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door copied or distributed: located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when by himself. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder No-one noticed him, though. 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On the wall exactly opposite there was door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He opportunities to fix the problem. Chief Executive and Director would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of page at http://pglaf.org had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the for his sister to hear him. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Grete. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before light in the room. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at it". at this thought. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, http://www.gutenberg.net have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. to their real and natural state. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced Metamorphosis he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it to their real and natural state. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his had kept free without any necklace or collar. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project shame and regret. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm *** START: FULL LICENSE *** parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Foundation "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Last updated: May 20, 2012 bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" certainty. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the redistribution. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in slightly. In this way they went round the room several times screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. before. 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on was not a loss but a great advantage. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If between all the easier". the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her about the same subject as there were always at least two members of anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, page at http://pglaf.org gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and indeed suffering enough. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in about the same subject as there were always at least two members of stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back against the door and listening. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, particular state visit http://pglaf.org States. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some shame and regret. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would heavily on the floor. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on http://gutenberg.net/license). amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's