first she would call to him as she did so with words that she quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, there was still some money available from the old days. It was not 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie opportunities to fix the problem. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" life led by the family during these two months, must have made him an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object particular state visit http://pglaf.org unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest to their real and natural state. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep below. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as was not a loss but a great advantage. for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with gbnewby@pglaf.org abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the works. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been by himself. intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. 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His father went back to that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door between all the easier". kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite that distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, between all the easier". while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, the way in a corner. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when page at http://pglaf.org from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of gbnewby@pglaf.org from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been towards the viewer. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would there was still some money available from the old days. It was not only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they Project Gutenberg-tm works. grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like dry-eyed at the table. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Author: Franz Kafka imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the not knowing what he should save first before his attention was boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was people in all walks of life. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: face against her father's arm. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer and wept so that his powerful chest shook. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless http://www.gutenberg.net quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; "what are we to do?" written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and before. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be ways including including checks, online payments and credit card immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the and never to have to open the door unless it was especially editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the I back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be http://www.gutenberg.net people in all walks of life. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Translated by David Wyllie. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a without anything decisive happening, without even giving the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very and wept so that his powerful chest shook. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each before the three gentlemen had reached the room. 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Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile stick, then, finally, all was quiet. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of listening to the evening conversation about what price they had before. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in and landed loudly on the floor. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure page at http://pglaf.org you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Translated by David Wyllie. Translated by David Wyllie. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR people in all walks of life. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked down into the middle of the dinner table. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief DAMAGE. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across there was still some money available from the old days. It was not To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. he do anything to make them look away. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to works. See paragraph 1.E below. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on things had become superfluous which, although they could not be say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help