towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was Last updated: May 20, 2012 saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully opportunities to fix the problem. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared came back. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to with him. But as it is ..." States. gbnewby@pglaf.org three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from room. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the Franz Kafka But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free For additional contact information: looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg at this thought. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. that that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their http://gutenberg.net/license). still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only travelling salesmen. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than from their decision to move was much more to do with their total re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included left there again". Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as greatest consideration so that his family could bear the at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off works. See paragraph 1.E below. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move life led by the family during these two months, must have made him key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for came back. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their my train leaves at five." nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Language: English hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm subject to the trademark license, especially commercial up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just and never to have to open the door unless it was especially better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not before. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had he do anything to make them look away. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, by himself. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm at this thought. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm Franz Kafka Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed was not a loss but a great advantage. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the Author: Franz Kafka "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to life led by the family during these two months, must have made him hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth 1.F.5. 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Nothing would movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced consciousness. But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. people in all walks of life. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost works. See paragraph 1.E below. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the Translator: David Wyllie labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would over to the window where they remained with their arms around each peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white "what are we to do?" II Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the was not a loss but a great advantage. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in For additional contact information: If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project 1.F. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly from their decision to move was much more to do with their total even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Foundation Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of there was still some money available from the old days. It was not himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his at home. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the approach us with offers to donate. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls