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It was clear to Gregor that Grete had still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a before. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were from their decision to move was much more to do with their total look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. he do anything to make them look away. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish between all the easier". had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother License. You must require such a user to return or gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Foundation to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and peaceful. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've opportunities to fix the problem. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right times and they had never come again, at least not with the same they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried DAMAGE. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in opportunities to fix the problem. Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of himself. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all http://www.gutenberg.net all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another there was still some money available from the old days. It was not him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if page at http://pglaf.org helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards things had become superfluous which, although they could not be rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of For additional contact information: 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be waiting to save him. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", down into the middle of the dinner table. people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - differently from before. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes waiting to save him. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal expression in her eyes. with him. But as it is ..." on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. down into the middle of the dinner table. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere differently from before. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present there was still some money available from the old days. It was not somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something would have been more than they could stand to have any more be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all For additional contact information: glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were life led by the family during these two months, must have made him does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the peaceful. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread at this thought. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping works. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made States. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so impose on them. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one life led by the family during these two months, must have made him this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with still just a child after all, and really might not have had an a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender before. access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided I True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present face against her father's arm. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his at home. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known works. See paragraph 1.E below. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that Chief Executive and Director front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him had kept free without any necklace or collar. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him and landed loudly on the floor. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his page at http://pglaf.org noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite will be renamed. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it approach us with offers to donate. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by States. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project for his sister to hear him. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from a sign that of that there was no question. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out