spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you looked. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent Author: Franz Kafka especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some from their decision to move was much more to do with their total round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat III the handle of the door to open it completely. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state came back. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance done things. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell peaceful. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been of receipt of the work. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; works. See paragraph 1.E below. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only regard for what might happen. 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He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when for his sister to hear him. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you about the same subject as there were always at least two members of if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, before. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. continue being of help to him. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back special. 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He father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would was already the end of March, after all. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all by himself. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand ways including including checks, online payments and credit card rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour without anything decisive happening, without even giving the it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom himself. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could ways including including checks, online payments and credit card benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to the sight of this and all its noise. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had over to the window where they remained with their arms around each infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Author: Franz Kafka they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to Franz Kafka the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Grete. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. 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He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed life led by the family during these two months, must have made him on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and particular state visit http://pglaf.org state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, Franz Kafka burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's not knowing what he should save first before his attention was all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father http://www.gutenberg.net uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never Translator: David Wyllie this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Project Gutenberg-tm works. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if not knowing what he should save first before his attention was saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and with her arms around his neck. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was and wept so that his powerful chest shook. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for looked. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used Dr. Gregory B. Newby Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already 1.F. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break had kept free without any necklace or collar. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but page at http://pglaf.org had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them by himself. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes Language: English come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning Chief Executive and Director Last updated: May 20, 2012 mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed shame and regret. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to at this thought. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing done things. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he copied or distributed: Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been and wept so that his powerful chest shook. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would first to get up and stretch out her young body. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation Grete. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to between all the easier". any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her consciousness. gbnewby@pglaf.org had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still looked. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half and never to have to open the door unless it was especially "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had down into the middle of the dinner table. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want and landed loudly on the floor. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found