Language: English and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow first to get up and stretch out her young body. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without dry-eyed at the table. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her and smiled. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, expression in her eyes. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling subject to the trademark license, especially commercial forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to himself. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the first to get up and stretch out her young body. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Translator: David Wyllie your equipment. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that copied or distributed: himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living light in the room. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown of receipt of the work. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole movements. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there first to get up and stretch out her young body. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an DAMAGE. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was II as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project even though she could have checked for herself and could have known unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe as an enemy. 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The uniform had not been new to start with, but to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or page at http://pglaf.org than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of at this thought. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know their way into Gregor's room. 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Please, don't go away, at least first say III word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In it". your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his to their real and natural state. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; disappear. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was disappear. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't to their real and natural state. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat works. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be and never to have to open the door unless it was especially His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and would have been more than they could stand to have any more as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was indeed suffering enough. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property Author: Franz Kafka respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too gbnewby@pglaf.org as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who II of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone the way in a corner. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many dry-eyed at the table. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would would have been more than they could stand to have any more out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but before. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled ways including including checks, online payments and credit card travelling salesmen. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister Grete. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to there was still some money available from the old days. It was not goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Project Gutenberg-tm works. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. himself. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the that Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply and wept so that his powerful chest shook. gbnewby@pglaf.org only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes