attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He against the door and listening. the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would down the room. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared II "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited certainty. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He so that she might be able to get a better position later on. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his certainty. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared Translated by David Wyllie Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon times and they had never come again, at least not with the same before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they my train leaves at five." make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different continue being of help to him. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister Author: Franz Kafka ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged without anything decisive happening, without even giving the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of Gutenberg-tm License. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of Title: Metamorphosis unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right Franz Kafka certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Chief Executive and Director quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to at this thought. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt works. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's impose on them. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, and wept so that his powerful chest shook. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably it". sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa travelling salesmen. Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated 1.E.9. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more 1.F. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method shame and regret. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he "what are we to do?" finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able with her arms around his neck. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many movements. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't he do anything to make them look away. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him peaceful. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the left there again". respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh against the door and listening. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room even though she could have checked for herself and could have known it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works will be renamed. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable works. gbnewby@pglaf.org to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most Grete. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, down into the middle of the dinner table. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, even though she could have checked for herself and could have known door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, face against her father's arm. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. Franz Kafka So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether last!". leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had ways including including checks, online payments and credit card all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the of receipt of the work. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the impose on them. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk