electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just times and they had never come again, at least not with the same donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate from their decision to move was much more to do with their total of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Translator: David Wyllie without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Grete. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to not knowing what he should save first before his attention was sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing below. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final ways including including checks, online payments and credit card As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was will be renamed. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed ways including including checks, online payments and credit card only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which they quickly finished their letters. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back your equipment. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work over to the window where they remained with their arms around each pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day against the door and listening. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and him to spare Gregor's life. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in 1.E.9. dry-eyed at the table. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as and landed loudly on the floor. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half him to spare Gregor's life. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be they quickly finished their letters. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly to their real and natural state. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other page at http://pglaf.org without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied http://gutenberg.net/license). Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had at this thought. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in Author: Franz Kafka despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and to their real and natural state. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room http://gutenberg.net/license). samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He Translated by David Wyllie was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had your equipment. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still a sign that of that there was no question. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a Last updated: May 20, 2012 of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her that yet. 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The fee is continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Chief Executive and Director she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in things had become superfluous which, although they could not be out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange opportunities to fix the problem. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; he do anything to make them look away. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's first she would call to him as she did so with words that she something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use such a nice home for his sister and parents. 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You don't need to wait, sir; http://www.gutenberg.net First posted: May 13, 2002 for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief the way in a corner. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never for his sister to hear him. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm Last updated: May 20, 2012 fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table and wept so that his powerful chest shook. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As http://www.gutenberg.net to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and between all the easier". following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, first she would call to him as she did so with words that she himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. particular state visit http://pglaf.org him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Literary Archive Foundation the sight of this and all its noise. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. 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He had suffered After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. 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