I Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted times and they had never come again, at least not with the same pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper first she would call to him as she did so with words that she So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Franz Kafka Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner Translated by David Wyllie. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously III concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did light in the room. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to the sight of this and all its noise. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he life led by the family during these two months, must have made him Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the I backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Dr. Gregory B. Newby pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Translated by David Wyllie. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily certainty. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with there was still some money available from the old days. It was not opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for redistribution. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go first to get up and stretch out her young body. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room down the room. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making and smiled. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and Foundation that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or was already the end of March, after all. redistribution. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Title: Metamorphosis backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss States. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 stick, then, finally, all was quiet. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Foundation the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender expression in her eyes. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped continue being of help to him. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and for his sister to hear him. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact was already the end of March, after all. lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had from their decision to move was much more to do with their total hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open II quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the impose on them. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was waiting to save him. key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would Translated by David Wyllie would have been more than they could stand to have any more back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he Franz Kafka hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her ways including including checks, online payments and credit card an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. http://www.gutenberg.net gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Foundation One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown looked. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - people in all walks of life. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced stick, then, finally, all was quiet. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then over to the window where they remained with their arms around each certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness came back. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work Dr. Gregory B. Newby middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if by himself. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day works. See paragraph 1.E below. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry that was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her of receipt of the work. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no consciousness. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out approach us with offers to donate. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear "what are we to do?" gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without "what are we to do?" and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they DAMAGE. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. 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That's to say, it was money or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first people in all walks of life. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a Gutenberg-tm License. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Dr. Gregory B. Newby himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did works. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is at home. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could even though she could have checked for herself and could have known few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. travelling salesmen. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was