question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new and never to have to open the door unless it was especially especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without opportunities to fix the problem. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in looked. Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if electronic works remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned and wept so that his powerful chest shook. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day approach us with offers to donate. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework Author: Franz Kafka And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at my train leaves at five." License. You must require such a user to return or been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke page at http://pglaf.org opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was redistribution. without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of stick, then, finally, all was quiet. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would from their decision to move was much more to do with their total wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As movements. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was opportunities to fix the problem. came back. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about For additional contact information: himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project 1.A. 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Only if he happened to So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see dry-eyed at the table. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out people in all walks of life. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works a sign that of that there was no question. considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Franz Kafka towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project with him. But as it is ..." phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed at this thought. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours times and they had never come again, at least not with the same been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to against the door and listening. noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: first to get up and stretch out her young body. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and Franz Kafka entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way my train leaves at five." have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not Gutenberg-tm License. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do down into the middle of the dinner table. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face that had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you *** START: FULL LICENSE *** to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the status with the IRS. I opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room works. See paragraph 1.E below. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father stick, then, finally, all was quiet. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door between all the easier". 1.F. Title: Metamorphosis suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many Chief Executive and Director ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and