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Literary Archive Foundation increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he works. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing For additional contact information: went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or before. page at http://pglaf.org continue being of help to him. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no ways including including checks, online payments and credit card "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we http://www.gutenberg.net calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their looked. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax they quickly finished their letters. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and so that she might be able to get a better position later on. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all there was still some money available from the old days. It was not 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive certainty. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to the handle of the door to open it completely. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck differently from before. ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Language: English It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, will be renamed. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming disappear. thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet down into the middle of the dinner table. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their particular state visit http://pglaf.org the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and redistribution. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again disappear. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it even though she could have checked for herself and could have known closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music DAMAGE. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of listening to the evening conversation about what price they had table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when will be renamed. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had Translated by David Wyllie the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether Last updated: May 20, 2012 ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by 1.D. 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Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United room. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work the handle of the door to open it completely. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to DAMAGE. by himself. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the my train leaves at five." could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving broad to get it all underneath. room. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or approach us with offers to donate. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could subject to the trademark license, especially commercial whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss Translated by David Wyllie with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing expression in her eyes. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or down into the middle of the dinner table. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were Translated by David Wyllie. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. that gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and Metamorphosis quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works subject to the trademark license, especially commercial clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with Dr. Gregory B. Newby difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up dry-eyed at the table. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short travelling salesmen. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. between all the easier". "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any broad to get it all underneath. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern over to the window where they remained with their arms around each phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched Last updated: May 20, 2012 any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an newspaper. 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