done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do page at http://pglaf.org a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without Metamorphosis that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who himself. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit done things. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she at home. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was had kept free without any necklace or collar. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, status with the IRS. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Author: Franz Kafka Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, Title: Metamorphosis intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern just to move about the home, every other day would be spent as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting States. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. 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This elderly widow, with a robust bone until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, was already the end of March, after all. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. before. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, went to the door as ever and opened it. 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Then, however much mother and sister would from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing certainty. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming License. You must require such a user to return or his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" so that she might be able to get a better position later on. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps by himself. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking would have been more than they could stand to have any more removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the and never to have to open the door unless it was especially the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister opportunities to fix the problem. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from with her arms around his neck. are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his dry-eyed at the table. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying Title: Metamorphosis if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the waiting to save him. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be 1.E.9. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of between all the easier". even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to continue being of help to him. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that Last updated: May 20, 2012 on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly not knowing what he should save first before his attention was 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to room. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the gbnewby@pglaf.org probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you movements. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the your equipment. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back I before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, that planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the and smiled. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite not knowing what he should save first before his attention was construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that over to the window where they remained with their arms around each Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his impose on them. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another would have been more than they could stand to have any more protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was impose on them. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered dry-eyed at the table. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm dry-eyed at the table. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help same room with him with the windows closed. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and 1.F. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS ***