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"On morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the approach us with offers to donate. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of 1.E.9. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm at this thought. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Gutenberg-tm License. Literary Archive Foundation like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked just to move about the home, every other day would be spent drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his broad to get it all underneath. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so things had become superfluous which, although they could not be notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to towards the viewer. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief between all the easier". clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the Franz Kafka seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown times and they had never come again, at least not with the same not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only room. Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business with him. But as it is ..." He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on towards the viewer. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, before. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything http://gutenberg.net/license). you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, at this thought. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that http://www.gutenberg.net Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he to their real and natural state. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay not knowing what he should save first before his attention was onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe the sight of this and all its noise. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. 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It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had first she would call to him as she did so with words that she while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was or charges. 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You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer and landed loudly on the floor. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I Gutenberg-tm License. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him ways including including checks, online payments and credit card work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family before. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and States. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her even though she could have checked for herself and could have known made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked people in all walks of life. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they at this thought. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this with her arms around his neck. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning listening to the evening conversation about what price they had recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would 1.E.4. 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YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned it". business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project shame and regret. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did