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Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to room. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the First posted: May 13, 2002 sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of so that she might be able to get a better position later on. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to http://gutenberg.net/license). with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further people in all walks of life. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before Translated by David Wyllie. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER impose on them. indeed suffering enough. differently from before. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest slightly. In this way they went round the room several times owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had by himself. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important http://www.gutenberg.net impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently down into the middle of the dinner table. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the Franz Kafka considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal same room with him with the windows closed. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon DAMAGE. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's "what are we to do?" This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." expression in her eyes. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. done things. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Translated by David Wyllie. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating will be renamed. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when movements. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came and wept so that his powerful chest shook. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and my train leaves at five." ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. works. See paragraph 1.E below. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with greatest consideration so that his family could bear the hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became over to the window where they remained with their arms around each head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Language: English the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the movements. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister will be renamed. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings particular state visit http://pglaf.org had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding consciousness. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was Translated by David Wyllie room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by consciousness. grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to light in the room. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had subject to the trademark license, especially commercial falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came expression in her eyes. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Chief Executive and Director benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be I considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Title: Metamorphosis in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which beginning of this work. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto before. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or and landed loudly on the floor. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember first to get up and stretch out her young body. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in For additional contact information: the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to continue being of help to him. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm Translated by David Wyllie certainty. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was License. You must require such a user to return or day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were impose on them. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being about the same subject as there were always at least two members of have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any