before. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so Franz Kafka almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right light in the room. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated http://gutenberg.net/license). screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest dry-eyed at the table. because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the a sign that of that there was no question. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head with him. But as it is ..." outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in same room with him with the windows closed. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without Chief Executive and Director bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up expression in her eyes. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm III fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more License. You must require such a user to return or representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. room. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, without anything decisive happening, without even giving the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when first she would call to him as she did so with words that she legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, first to get up and stretch out her young body. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time last!". photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in I individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the disappear. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many to their real and natural state. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. States. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Translated by David Wyllie. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was at this thought. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's First posted: May 13, 2002 the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that indeed suffering enough. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to with him. But as it is ..." used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would Last updated: May 20, 2012 that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate copied or distributed: playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep for his sister to hear him. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether States. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no Foundation able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to *** START: FULL LICENSE *** "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise face against her father's arm. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in the way in a corner. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with I unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made subject to the trademark license, especially commercial helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while works. See paragraph 1.E below. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed Chief Executive and Director one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, I and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as II differently from before. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times First posted: May 13, 2002 reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was Chief Executive and Director array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever disappear. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work people in all walks of life. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do and wept so that his powerful chest shook. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days he do anything to make them look away. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to will be renamed. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to stick, then, finally, all was quiet. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was he do anything to make them look away. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm approach us with offers to donate. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Translated by David Wyllie had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they was already the end of March, after all. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project against the door and listening. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from stick, then, finally, all was quiet. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding the handle of the door to open it completely. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, Title: Metamorphosis