performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my DAMAGE. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old III staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's left there again". it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk without anything decisive happening, without even giving the while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by 1.F. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily greatest consideration so that his family could bear the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any life led by the family during these two months, must have made him sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief Gutenberg-tm License. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was heavily on the floor. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to electronic works how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to beginning of this work. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had from their decision to move was much more to do with their total while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest Franz Kafka works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even certainty. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - Translator: David Wyllie had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. 1.F. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed that their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear first she would call to him as she did so with words that she WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand was already the end of March, after all. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could ways including including checks, online payments and credit card a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. status with the IRS. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away gbnewby@pglaf.org if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Author: Franz Kafka sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that ways including including checks, online payments and credit card Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her http://www.gutenberg.net hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to my train leaves at five." His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk fees. 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Now, as he lurched about in his while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was stick, then, finally, all was quiet. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his towards the viewer. freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one consciousness. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. 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The door to the entrance hall The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at broad to get it all underneath. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further to their real and natural state. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy before. down into the middle of the dinner table. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, DAMAGE. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, DAMAGE. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything beginning of this work. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. 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Gregor had And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his the sight of this and all its noise. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter towards the viewer. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning down into the middle of the dinner table. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside States. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them last!". "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps peaceful. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and