and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which 1.E.9. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Translated by David Wyllie. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; left there again". things had become superfluous which, although they could not be would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more would have been more than they could stand to have any more practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should life led by the family during these two months, must have made him than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his Literary Archive Foundation address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: Literary Archive Foundation be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his gbnewby@pglaf.org work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped disappear. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player indeed suffering enough. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot he do anything to make them look away. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music my train leaves at five." Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who slightly. In this way they went round the room several times and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and him to spare Gregor's life. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make by himself. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, first she would call to him as she did so with words that she impose on them. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously and landed loudly on the floor. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed things had become superfluous which, although they could not be have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother form. 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If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the Literary Archive Foundation Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any listening to the evening conversation about what price they had as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. redistribution. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. http://gutenberg.net/license). going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as heavily on the floor. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously they quickly finished their letters. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Language: English at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination first to get up and stretch out her young body. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. differently from before. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the had kept free without any necklace or collar. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been at home. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good Gutenberg-tm License. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the against the door and listening. 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She still that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement consciousness. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt the way in a corner. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily I eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as Translator: David Wyllie THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room newspaper. 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And why was and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised that saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and light in the room. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was Translator: David Wyllie find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while DAMAGE. Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Franz Kafka came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, would have been more than they could stand to have any more after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then even though she could have checked for herself and could have known Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him gbnewby@pglaf.org outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: works. See paragraph 1.E below. ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He with her arms around his neck. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the from their decision to move was much more to do with their total - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, *** START: FULL LICENSE *** bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned waiting to save him. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his below. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. 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And he could not knock up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there opportunities to fix the problem. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became strict with him. 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She did not see him straight with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be http://www.gutenberg.net the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and them. 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He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when just to move about the home, every other day would be spent catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot this." 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Gregor was so resentful of it 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware States. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his