closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; times and they had never come again, at least not with the same he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had there was still some money available from the old days. It was not screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide would have been more than they could stand to have any more not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move down into the middle of the dinner table. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in page at http://pglaf.org dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and with him. But as it is ..." they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the License. You must require such a user to return or was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Foundation that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a waiting to save him. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning just to move about the home, every other day would be spent subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, "what are we to do?" himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw against the door and listening. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he they could grasp what she was saying. 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There this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, continue being of help to him. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking II assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of by himself. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With Author: Franz Kafka usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding certainty. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. had kept free without any necklace or collar. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. the sight of this and all its noise. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in impose on them. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the Chief Executive and Director wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in status with the IRS. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared himself. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had heavily on the floor. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent down into the middle of the dinner table. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and that with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all dry-eyed at the table. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a below. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally came back. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, same room with him with the windows closed. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief it". disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United between all the easier". sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could and never to have to open the door unless it was especially property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was times and they had never come again, at least not with the same Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. would have been more than they could stand to have any more had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as differently from before. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough he do anything to make them look away. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't your equipment. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just that becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister opportunities to fix the problem. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of License. You must require such a user to return or Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and impose on them. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different first she would call to him as she did so with words that she some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to that unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Franz Kafka it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag at home. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the II of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was was already the end of March, after all. enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three not knowing what he should save first before his attention was all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - the way in a corner. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement redistribution. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that the sight of this and all its noise. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight just to move about the home, every other day would be spent we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear Dr. Gregory B. Newby unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a him to spare Gregor's life. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his last!". life led by the family during these two months, must have made him uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and he do anything to make them look away. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes last!". which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! I like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her