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After they had come back from taking his father couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her they quickly finished their letters. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if things had become superfluous which, although they could not be had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. indeed suffering enough. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her things had become superfluous which, although they could not be parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she waiting to save him. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his last!". included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless First posted: May 13, 2002 the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut Foundation 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be below. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. differently from before. send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that indeed suffering enough. as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Language: English come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was listening to the evening conversation about what price they had and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both subject to the trademark license, especially commercial beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to the handle of the door to open it completely. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Title: Metamorphosis the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. 1.F. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up particular state visit http://pglaf.org There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to first she would call to him as she did so with words that she meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very approach us with offers to donate. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or consciousness. falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his was not a loss but a great advantage. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value was already the end of March, after all. They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself just to move about the home, every other day would be spent page at http://pglaf.org grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than impose on them. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent dissuade him from it. 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The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father and smiled. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer disappear. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their and landed loudly on the floor. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Metamorphosis License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was DAMAGE. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak light in the room. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in copied or distributed: was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag Dr. Gregory B. Newby involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping slightly. In this way they went round the room several times this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her page at http://pglaf.org thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he at this thought. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music status with the IRS. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his http://www.gutenberg.net him to spare Gregor's life. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was life led by the family during these two months, must have made him License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Title: Metamorphosis to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies dry-eyed at the table. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished things had become superfluous which, although they could not be The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the between all the easier". dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in III hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to