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Doing business like this bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if first she would call to him as she did so with words that she Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself greatest consideration so that his family could bear the business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect by himself. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing and wept so that his powerful chest shook. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Franz Kafka opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall was already the end of March, after all. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or Gutenberg-tm License. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against Foundation have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his Dr. Gregory B. Newby defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the between all the easier". falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and down into the middle of the dinner table. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his same room with him with the windows closed. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the redistribution. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the dry-eyed at the table. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple against the door and listening. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to stick, then, finally, all was quiet. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room room. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. was already the end of March, after all. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the it". Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the works. See paragraph 1.E below. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project down the room. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall looked. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and waiting to save him. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's License. You must require such a user to return or kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been particular state visit http://pglaf.org cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. http://gutenberg.net/license). and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, gbnewby@pglaf.org falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about from their decision to move was much more to do with their total the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the at home. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard beginning of this work. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: it". frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their himself. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth over to the window where they remained with their arms around each shame and regret. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each room. below. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Translated by David Wyllie. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to for his sister to hear him. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could *** START: FULL LICENSE *** from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he Franz Kafka "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Title: Metamorphosis unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you even though she could have checked for herself and could have known probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms from their decision to move was much more to do with their total pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found people in all walks of life. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the Grete. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family towards the viewer. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the redistribution. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, gbnewby@pglaf.org a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they differently from before. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then first she would call to him as she did so with words that she "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, at home. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, with him. But as it is ..." doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became just to move about the home, every other day would be spent been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on For additional contact information: himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not left there again". Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she differently from before. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room