down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his over to the window where they remained with their arms around each Language: English Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project they quickly finished their letters. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they first to get up and stretch out her young body. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were had kept free without any necklace or collar. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit at this thought. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, ways including including checks, online payments and credit card But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise over to the window where they remained with their arms around each suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could your equipment. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, certainty. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door at this thought. 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. was already the end of March, after all. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding was already the end of March, after all. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their slightly. In this way they went round the room several times other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish status with the IRS. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works the sight of this and all its noise. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, consciousness. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out Dr. Gregory B. Newby was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; with her arms around his neck. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to looked. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones DAMAGE. collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm http://www.gutenberg.net thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting "what are we to do?" was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be room. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, at home. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with impose on them. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you II Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against slightly. In this way they went round the room several times hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the from their decision to move was much more to do with their total going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven with him. But as it is ..." protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. Author: Franz Kafka infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and 1.F. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in to their real and natural state. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging differently from before. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like below. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of Literary Archive Foundation inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, 1.F.2. 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Her face was leant to one side, cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of First posted: May 13, 2002 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made http://www.gutenberg.net No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic face against her father's arm. 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed was already the end of March, after all. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Metamorphosis even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings at home. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more life led by the family during these two months, must have made him The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, peaceful. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Section 5. 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His disappointment at the failure of his plan, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide gbnewby@pglaf.org set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room Last updated: May 20, 2012 couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her that achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, there was still some money available from the old days. It was not while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any and never to have to open the door unless it was especially there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the