fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of towards the viewer. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] indeed suffering enough. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, http://www.gutenberg.net that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me consciousness. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do Author: Franz Kafka something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; impose on them. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his face against her father's arm. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling times and they had never come again, at least not with the same flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. redistribution. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments Grete. was already the end of March, after all. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Translated by David Wyllie with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt III been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not and smiled. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when there was still some money available from the old days. It was not seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of Title: Metamorphosis sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door first to get up and stretch out her young body. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little there was still some money available from the old days. It was not unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated works. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Foundation only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no DAMAGE. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had Last updated: May 20, 2012 consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and there was still some money available from the old days. It was not enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her opportunities to fix the problem. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Translated by David Wyllie. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards there was still some money available from the old days. It was not their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed works. See paragraph 1.E below. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. by himself. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It Translated by David Wyllie. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped and landed loudly on the floor. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him continue being of help to him. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good page at http://pglaf.org wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided and smiled. Dr. Gregory B. Newby curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment electronic works and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even No-one noticed him, though. 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The Foundation makes no representations concerning goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come to their real and natural state. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more redistribution. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so to their real and natural state. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh life led by the family during these two months, must have made him you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to with her arms around his neck. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. 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He had not held his door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off shame and regret. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed Author: Franz Kafka to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty disappear. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. 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Then he called out: "Come here, then. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for