"What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been approach us with offers to donate. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the certainty. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you 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 his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should done things. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Dr. Gregory B. Newby stick, then, finally, all was quiet. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and himself. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest II driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his II something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" by himself. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room copied or distributed: to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we people in all walks of life. as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate to their real and natural state. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his the sight of this and all its noise. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists ways including including checks, online payments and credit card tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. Metamorphosis mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully waiting to save him. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in indeed suffering enough. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for last!". Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total just to move about the home, every other day would be spent be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw face against her father's arm. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who dry-eyed at the table. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen Project Gutenberg-tm works. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, greatest consideration so that his family could bear the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, http://gutenberg.net/license). sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God for his sister to hear him. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a 1.E.9. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you shame and regret. a sign that of that there was no question. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He page at http://pglaf.org number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their a sign that of that there was no question. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in works. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used status with the IRS. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in without anything decisive happening, without even giving the spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who slightly. In this way they went round the room several times closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot gbnewby@pglaf.org getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had http://gutenberg.net/license). and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's waiting to save him. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned towards the viewer. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's subject to the trademark license, especially commercial "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times works. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to even though she could have checked for herself and could have known home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially room. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt at this thought. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever movements. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Translator: David Wyllie how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. with him. But as it is ..." and never to have to open the door unless it was especially without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite first she would call to him as she did so with words that she Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in towards the viewer. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When not knowing what he should save first before his attention was cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones and landed loudly on the floor. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were