DAMAGE. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. 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On hearing all this, his sister would break see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on had kept free without any necklace or collar. beginning of this work. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of fees. 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In order to test his part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something himself. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak was already the end of March, after all. open before he could be seen. 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"What's that he's doing now", his father would say His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully First posted: May 13, 2002 full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door irritably. 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Now, though, Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As my train leaves at five." Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as your equipment. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that so that she might be able to get a better position later on. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she of his shocked state. 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And supported by the two women he would He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would the handle of the door to open it completely. heavily on the floor. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him Literary Archive Foundation International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her without anything decisive happening, without even giving the keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with copied or distributed: Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust broad to get it all underneath. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project not knowing what he should save first before his attention was Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in page at http://pglaf.org lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly people in all walks of life. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to http://www.gutenberg.net cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who http://gutenberg.net/license). make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Author: Franz Kafka obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with 1.F. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you expression in her eyes. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if stick, then, finally, all was quiet. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's not knowing what he should save first before his attention was simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further Translated by David Wyllie. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of movements. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found States. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the Grete. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she differently from before. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly *** START: FULL LICENSE *** out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily done things. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his certainty. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who http://www.gutenberg.net distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me and never to have to open the door unless it was especially to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn came back. without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any still just a child after all, and really might not have had an not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder works. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work and smiled. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on