couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back Translator: David Wyllie in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood gbnewby@pglaf.org while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, waiting to save him. status with the IRS. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled indeed suffering enough. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one Author: Franz Kafka Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by even though she could have checked for herself and could have known broad to get it all underneath. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore times and they had never come again, at least not with the same could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the a sign that of that there was no question. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his broad to get it all underneath. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that first she would call to him as she did so with words that she like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then he do anything to make them look away. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an works. people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the consciousness. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional was already the end of March, after all. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in heavily on the floor. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, from their decision to move was much more to do with their total and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would disappear. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! and landed loudly on the floor. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once the sight of this and all its noise. had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. was already the end of March, after all. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three greatest consideration so that his family could bear the how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good himself. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. had kept free without any necklace or collar. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly 1.F. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before over to the window where they remained with their arms around each the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about just to move about the home, every other day would be spent he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as there was still some money available from the old days. It was not coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he last!". how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more States. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards by himself. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my II come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Translated by David Wyllie License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived form. 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That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make 1.F. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his so that she might be able to get a better position later on. thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in him to spare Gregor's life. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again was not a loss but a great advantage. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the the way in a corner. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself to their real and natural state. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. will be renamed. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Metamorphosis with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the beginning of this work. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to heavily on the floor. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you over to the window where they remained with their arms around each screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his expression in her eyes. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Gutenberg-tm License. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides,