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But on the other hand, I must say that if we the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" looked. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. expression in her eyes. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to greatest consideration so that his family could bear the they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. himself. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had For additional contact information: dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the him to spare Gregor's life. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Literary Archive Foundation with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his gbnewby@pglaf.org anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Translated by David Wyllie exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry "what are we to do?" strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro would have been more than they could stand to have any more something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself redistribution. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she before. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried Translated by David Wyllie. the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the For additional contact information: heavily on the floor. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and redistribution. moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as before. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do at this thought. and landed loudly on the floor. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke "what are we to do?" stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. Chief Executive and Director went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out beginning of this work. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the had kept free without any necklace or collar. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Translated by David Wyllie that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only came back. They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals about the same subject as there were always at least two members of hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with Gutenberg-tm License. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who times and they had never come again, at least not with the same accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it was not a loss but a great advantage. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and last!". good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could I back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few that past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. your equipment. looked. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish people in all walks of life. DAMAGE. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing Author: Franz Kafka agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far Author: Franz Kafka away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at looked. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the slightly. In this way they went round the room several times His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, status with the IRS. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk room. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works heavily on the floor. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it last!". ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps