opportunities to fix the problem. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement at home. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had down the room. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and your equipment. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** number is 64-6221541. 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This morning, promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and light in the room. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their done things. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. First posted: May 13, 2002 where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the III to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, opportunities to fix the problem. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was beginning of this work. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all that electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room I it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the people in all walks of life. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you towards the viewer. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their shame and regret. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." was already the end of March, after all. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw broad to get it all underneath. looked. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different face against her father's arm. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right Translated by David Wyllie. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, the two women's intentions were good. 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They seemed to have realised could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff expression in her eyes. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their with her arms around his neck. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were indeed suffering enough. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand was not a loss but a great advantage. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest gbnewby@pglaf.org courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone slightly. In this way they went round the room several times his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest down into the middle of the dinner table. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut with her arms around his neck. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And impose on them. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was dry-eyed at the table. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is Chief Executive and Director a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Foundation had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before http://www.gutenberg.net Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day last!". electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the last!". slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay first to get up and stretch out her young body. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in gbnewby@pglaf.org filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had down the room. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the dry-eyed at the table. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total impose on them. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling Literary Archive Foundation probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. it". his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Title: Metamorphosis complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Literary Archive Foundation chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together Foundation forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the