although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been of receipt of the work. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's before. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with heavily on the floor. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour Metamorphosis III getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me copied or distributed: slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with to their real and natural state. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept First posted: May 13, 2002 make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff people in all walks of life. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely between all the easier". request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed things had become superfluous which, although they could not be been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Translated by David Wyllie charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United works. See paragraph 1.E below. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH to their real and natural state. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from without anything decisive happening, without even giving the is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to shame and regret. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his first to get up and stretch out her young body. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. same room with him with the windows closed. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly *** START: FULL LICENSE *** of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her II closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt States. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in beginning of this work. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more "what are we to do?" she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that first to get up and stretch out her young body. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest was already the end of March, after all. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall against the door and listening. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was Metamorphosis the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, works. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and *** START: FULL LICENSE *** He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his Last updated: May 20, 2012 receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door subject to the trademark license, especially commercial really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his stick, then, finally, all was quiet. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away done things. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread certainty. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their by himself. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling of receipt of the work. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to opportunities to fix the problem. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." heavily on the floor. below. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up electronic works fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be so that she might be able to get a better position later on. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did it". works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give understand everything the first time. 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If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've would have been more than they could stand to have any more pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive times and they had never come again, at least not with the same as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the they quickly finished their letters. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let him to spare Gregor's life. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came came back. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, the handle of the door to open it completely. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. peaceful. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had States. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But even though she could have checked for herself and could have known hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would Dr. Gregory B. Newby instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about