his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. indeed suffering enough. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself and landed loudly on the floor. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back your equipment. impose on them. 1.F. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project certainty. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not even though she could have checked for herself and could have known legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the that the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his to their real and natural state. Franz Kafka mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? copied or distributed: against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm down the room. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure certainty. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. peaceful. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their to their real and natural state. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a not knowing what he should save first before his attention was And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax light in the room. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept had kept free without any necklace or collar. are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking Translated by David Wyllie. http://www.gutenberg.net slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had of receipt of the work. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It my train leaves at five." both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite License. You must require such a user to return or instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would of receipt of the work. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." Translated by David Wyllie. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and travelling salesmen. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still things had become superfluous which, although they could not be from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of peaceful. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, II for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite http://gutenberg.net/license). himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible my train leaves at five." notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been slightly. In this way they went round the room several times approach us with offers to donate. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you travelling salesmen. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and I before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to status with the IRS. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you approach us with offers to donate. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included life led by the family during these two months, must have made him adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he gbnewby@pglaf.org that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for not knowing what he should save first before his attention was times and they had never come again, at least not with the same suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or was already the end of March, after all. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Translator: David Wyllie subject to the trademark license, especially commercial business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, without anything decisive happening, without even giving the and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her Chief Executive and Director anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, DAMAGE. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll heavily on the floor. considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing it". ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See States. 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Contact the little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister my train leaves at five." any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of dry-eyed at the table. I as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, Grete. harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her greatest consideration so that his family could bear the quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as to their real and natural state. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down For additional contact information: be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time DAMAGE. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in travelling salesmen. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be your equipment. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him DAMAGE. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very DAMAGE. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest done things. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related not knowing what he should save first before his attention was become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you Franz Kafka with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects was not a loss but a great advantage. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own