future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would Translated by David Wyllie. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt Gutenberg-tm License. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot shame and regret. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any expression in her eyes. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation from their decision to move was much more to do with their total towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that License. You must require such a user to return or other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up so that she might be able to get a better position later on. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we impose on them. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain copied or distributed: public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently Foundation at home. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, waiting to save him. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already face against her father's arm. an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat the way in a corner. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project ways including including checks, online payments and credit card watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did peaceful. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. 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For this reason, many owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He Gutenberg-tm License. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do himself. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to would have been more than they could stand to have any more and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible http://www.gutenberg.net And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, Translator: David Wyllie in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even opportunities to fix the problem. 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is not knowing what he should save first before his attention was must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Author: Franz Kafka with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Chief Executive and Director home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance he do anything to make them look away. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: had kept free without any necklace or collar. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will before. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was about the same subject as there were always at least two members of being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole will be renamed. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially left there again". and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his gbnewby@pglaf.org At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their Franz Kafka collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had was not a loss but a great advantage. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, things had become superfluous which, although they could not be couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his himself. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not II press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. works. See paragraph 1.E below. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were differently from before. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in consciousness. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it the way in a corner. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good himself. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his by himself. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a and wept so that his powerful chest shook. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At redistribution. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At towards the viewer. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance Foundation each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he from their decision to move was much more to do with their total favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new he do anything to make them look away. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back broad to get it all underneath. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the