with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and Project Gutenberg-tm works. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been 1.E.9. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he slightly. In this way they went round the room several times Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged else. 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See paragraph 1.E below. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. room. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few ways including including checks, online payments and credit card 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be movements. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its to their real and natural state. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Translated by David Wyllie. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided stick, then, finally, all was quiet. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Literary Archive Foundation possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He indeed suffering enough. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the down the room. last!". as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any slightly. In this way they went round the room several times must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister for his sister to hear him. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw room. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its done things. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, people in all walks of life. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, without anything decisive happening, without even giving the closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Professor Michael S. 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This freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure room. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide waiting to save him. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill it with his little legs. 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After But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor status with the IRS. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be For additional contact information: remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. heavily on the floor. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the looked. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of below. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Author: Franz Kafka to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, towards the viewer. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up http://gutenberg.net/license). line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk subject to the trademark license, especially commercial He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was Translated by David Wyllie Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from against the door and listening. chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange life led by the family during these two months, must have made him have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. before. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep it". Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: and smiled. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final stick, then, finally, all was quiet. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." works. See paragraph 1.E below. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the between all the easier". just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite status with the IRS. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation himself. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight differently from before. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the the handle of the door to open it completely. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present done things. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to below. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his first to get up and stretch out her young body. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh II owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was