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Yet Gregor's sister hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime life led by the family during these two months, must have made him 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled dry-eyed at the table. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so opportunities to fix the problem. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had at home. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just your equipment. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or at this thought. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting broad to get it all underneath. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He First posted: May 13, 2002 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced *** START: FULL LICENSE *** compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative DAMAGE. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm First posted: May 13, 2002 by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, listening to the evening conversation about what price they had everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, works. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his redistribution. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated people in all walks of life. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Foundation assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of himself. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the opportunities to fix the problem. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as disappear. your equipment. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. impose on them. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we couch. 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It was stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out to their real and natural state. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with still just a child after all, and really might not have had an without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the by himself. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its and smiled. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised "what are we to do?" breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no opportunities to fix the problem. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method a sign that of that there was no question. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this not knowing what he should save first before his attention was Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it first to get up and stretch out her young body. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and certainty. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had http://gutenberg.net/license). as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself dry-eyed at the table. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were him to spare Gregor's life. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel even though she could have checked for herself and could have known flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his it". hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you will be renamed. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE consciousness. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one *** START: FULL LICENSE *** His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there Franz Kafka see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm last!". think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the from their decision to move was much more to do with their total front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of against the door and listening. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the things had become superfluous which, although they could not be "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** to their real and natural state. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner himself. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Author: Franz Kafka hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, slightly. In this way they went round the room several times which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of http://www.gutenberg.net Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was and wept so that his powerful chest shook. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the people in all walks of life. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any waiting to save him. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it a sign that of that there was no question. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been beginning of this work. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that they quickly finished their letters. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a broad to get it all underneath. room. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the Grete. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. was not a loss but a great advantage. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not Dr. Gregory B. Newby round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was