care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their ways including including checks, online payments and credit card say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the had kept free without any necklace or collar. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone even though she could have checked for herself and could have known while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that differently from before. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot was not a loss but a great advantage. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, Literary Archive Foundation rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will Translator: David Wyllie was not a loss but a great advantage. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Franz Kafka kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in For additional contact information: He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Franz Kafka Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. would have been more than they could stand to have any more driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow particular state visit http://pglaf.org of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth against the door and listening. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. they quickly finished their letters. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile Metamorphosis for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation life led by the family during these two months, must have made him especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable broad to get it all underneath. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking electronic works her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. copied or distributed: the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound Translated by David Wyllie as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the Author: Franz Kafka bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or Grete. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling with her arms around his neck. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round things had become superfluous which, although they could not be But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried first she would call to him as she did so with words that she success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already slightly. In this way they went round the room several times see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still himself. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current times and they had never come again, at least not with the same courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, the way in a corner. Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact at home. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project beginning of this work. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Project Gutenberg-tm works. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back certainty. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower Franz Kafka forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of people in all walks of life. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's still just a child after all, and really might not have had an however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for money to live on had to be earned. 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He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to and never to have to open the door unless it was especially and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible looked. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. 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Copyright laws in most countries are in anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide States. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the DAMAGE. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each copied or distributed: what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped at this thought. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, works. See paragraph 1.E below. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He about the same subject as there were always at least two members of before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their *** START: FULL LICENSE *** a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible certainty. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his below. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which at this thought. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy For additional contact information: had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a "what are we to do?" parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There