But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any Literary Archive Foundation Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, dry-eyed at the table. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became the sight of this and all its noise. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO peaceful. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH travelling salesmen. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg looked. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good below. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, and wept so that his powerful chest shook. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it there was still some money available from the old days. It was not pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able First posted: May 13, 2002 experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that it". the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to heavily on the floor. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily III almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found down the room. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free movements. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Translated by David Wyllie. the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and peaceful. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends particular state visit http://pglaf.org (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again 1.F. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" last!". their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact Translated by David Wyllie. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro light in the room. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it electronic works cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - II find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his http://gutenberg.net/license). the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm face against her father's arm. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can travelling salesmen. Translated by David Wyllie. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the same room with him with the windows closed. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which they quickly finished their letters. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let him to spare Gregor's life. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to peaceful. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again gbnewby@pglaf.org father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it impose on them. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against slightly. In this way they went round the room several times must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, Translator: David Wyllie paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some Grete. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down License. You must require such a user to return or required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was Franz Kafka a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He before. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest people in all walks of life. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, peaceful. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations first she would call to him as she did so with words that she slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his greatest consideration so that his family could bear the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his stick, then, finally, all was quiet. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? subject to the trademark license, especially commercial lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can your equipment. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily redistribution. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the