front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had Project Gutenberg-tm works. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far electronic works think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can heavily on the floor. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in expression in her eyes. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't listening to the evening conversation about what price they had him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Author: Franz Kafka the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with over to the window where they remained with their arms around each his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss subject to the trademark license, especially commercial Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly "what are we to do?" 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door the way in a corner. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current ways including including checks, online payments and credit card vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative was already the end of March, after all. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived DAMAGE. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the looked. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table left there again". room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long a sign that of that there was no question. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came first she would call to him as she did so with words that she he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the to their real and natural state. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their beginning of this work. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. Franz Kafka anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in the sight of this and all its noise. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on Foundation cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the with him. But as it is ..." 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite and wept so that his powerful chest shook. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when last!". For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had and smiled. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping your equipment. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room 1.F. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman greatest consideration so that his family could bear the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room page at http://pglaf.org Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite still just a child after all, and really might not have had an notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself and never to have to open the door unless it was especially Dr. Gregory B. Newby terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower him to spare Gregor's life. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so for his sister to hear him. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very light in the room. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their Foundation feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many disappear. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the Literary Archive Foundation it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to with her arms around his neck. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would people in all walks of life. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do left there again". way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he with him. But as it is ..." now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at particular state visit http://pglaf.org entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of travelling salesmen. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then 1.F. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut