something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final over to the window where they remained with their arms around each felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away I main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped 1.E.9. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as him to spare Gregor's life. approach us with offers to donate. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was light in the room. page at http://pglaf.org full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when between all the easier". of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you even though she could have checked for herself and could have known through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the Translated by David Wyllie were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his against the door and listening. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help electronic works They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief 1.E.9. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head they quickly finished their letters. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's travelling salesmen. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Translated by David Wyllie. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was slightly. In this way they went round the room several times instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other and wept so that his powerful chest shook. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door subject to the trademark license, especially commercial watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a *** START: FULL LICENSE *** strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at greatest consideration so that his family could bear the in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with and landed loudly on the floor. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of times and they had never come again, at least not with the same had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self slightly. In this way they went round the room several times provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and without anything decisive happening, without even giving the electronic works soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to people in all walks of life. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and License. You must require such a user to return or the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the at home. certainty. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the people in all walks of life. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down between all the easier". there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without and wept so that his powerful chest shook. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head the handle of the door to open it completely. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls same room with him with the windows closed. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution copied or distributed: would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden 1.F. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the there was still some money available from the old days. It was not lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations they quickly finished their letters. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and about the same subject as there were always at least two members of that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As life led by the family during these two months, must have made him put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him array of equipment including outdated equipment. 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To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Grete. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear below. License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps your equipment. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three even though she could have checked for herself and could have known without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was stick, then, finally, all was quiet. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Franz Kafka front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she works. See paragraph 1.E below. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had times and they had never come again, at least not with the same and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with with a dish piled high with potatoes. 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He never wanted to let her out of and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back against the door and listening. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his Gutenberg-tm electronic works. 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It really now seemed very their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his Author: Franz Kafka just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she License. You must require such a user to return or though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the continue being of help to him. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I against the door and listening. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright,