the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned left there again". way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about looked. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: down the room. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. movements. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had at this thought. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down Author: Franz Kafka him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front and wept so that his powerful chest shook. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the room. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door slightly. In this way they went round the room several times on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, heavily on the floor. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no was already the end of March, after all. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Franz Kafka hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in certainty. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond and landed loudly on the floor. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his consciousness. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made Project Gutenberg-tm works. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning will be renamed. towards the viewer. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg http://www.gutenberg.net it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into particular state visit http://pglaf.org "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her he do anything to make them look away. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. my train leaves at five." against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. 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 had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, they quickly finished their letters. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on at home. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project there was still some money available from the old days. It was not family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. the way in a corner. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with against the door and listening. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their 1.F. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to Last updated: May 20, 2012 distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change opportunities to fix the problem. approach us with offers to donate. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon had kept free without any necklace or collar. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to would have been more than they could stand to have any more him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when disappear. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any against the door and listening. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Franz Kafka occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for consciousness. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and your equipment. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, http://www.gutenberg.net ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" gbnewby@pglaf.org cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Translated by David Wyllie. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one came back. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be first she would call to him as she did so with words that she copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door without taking his eyes off him. 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If you do not agree to abide by all could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's that unbearable hissing! 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Unlike him, she was electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. 1.E.9. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could by himself. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been page at http://pglaf.org fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of and landed loudly on the floor. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous light in the room. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of below. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a my train leaves at five." For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, things had become superfluous which, although they could not be courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the any quicker about it. 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