don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him things had become superfluous which, although they could not be array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like left there again". before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with heavily on the floor. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had 1.F. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite redistribution. to their real and natural state. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The against the door and listening. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Title: Metamorphosis with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present looked. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their Dr. Gregory B. Newby If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of ways including including checks, online payments and credit card the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting works. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body light in the room. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the certainty. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** they quickly finished their letters. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from first to get up and stretch out her young body. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations from their decision to move was much more to do with their total able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round particular state visit http://pglaf.org room. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Dr. Gregory B. Newby of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were times and they had never come again, at least not with the same wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in room. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no room. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to the sight of this and all its noise. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the Title: Metamorphosis It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on impose on them. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Franz Kafka This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Grete. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with Author: Franz Kafka pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her left there again". will be renamed. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly face against her father's arm. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed light in the room. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes would have been more than they could stand to have any more behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the subject to the trademark license, especially commercial or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he same room with him with the windows closed. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the still just a child after all, and really might not have had an 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at last!". pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any States. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. they quickly finished their letters. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel slightly. In this way they went round the room several times while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples about the same subject as there were always at least two members of drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant 1.E.9. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort left there again". milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of life led by the family during these two months, must have made him might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make had kept free without any necklace or collar. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of copied or distributed: including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite opportunities to fix the problem. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by with her arms around his neck. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room first she would call to him as she did so with words that she my train leaves at five." his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been