with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is continue being of help to him. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do before. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking just to move about the home, every other day would be spent was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and III sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. 1.E.9. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family last!". impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects early train. We don't know what to say to him. 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Then he lay his head on nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** by himself. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers even though she could have checked for herself and could have known (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an things had become superfluous which, although they could not be scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Author: Franz Kafka while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's at this thought. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand and smiled. against the door and listening. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite License. You must require such a user to return or thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists opportunities to fix the problem. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear before. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free No-one noticed him, though. 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He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet they quickly finished their letters. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", "what are we to do?" down the room. Grete. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a definite ideas. 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"Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've for his sister to hear him. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between peaceful. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their ways including including checks, online payments and credit card stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did scalp. 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As well as all that she had poured some water into Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. States. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. before. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with Chief Executive and Director his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, my train leaves at five." immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of left there again". copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of left there again". while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom was already the end of March, after all. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his and wept so that his powerful chest shook. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all was not a loss but a great advantage. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the same room with him with the windows closed. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found listening to the evening conversation about what price they had the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium of any thought for the future. 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He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely came back. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether travelling salesmen. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. your equipment. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll and never to have to open the door unless it was especially one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. 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If the second copy going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really and wept so that his powerful chest shook. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this the sight of this and all its noise. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Section 2. 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During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled to their real and natural state. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All him to spare Gregor's life. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an