had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially they quickly finished their letters. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would below. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all subject to the trademark license, especially commercial she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon fees. 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His back seemed to be quite hard, and to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a he do anything to make them look away. For additional contact information: 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all movements. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He II Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was below. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite heavily on the floor. whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. and smiled. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's gbnewby@pglaf.org any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room first she would call to him as she did so with words that she uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown slightly. In this way they went round the room several times during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" below. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for *** START: FULL LICENSE *** prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many impose on them. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth room. differently from before. Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily and landed loudly on the floor. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he the handle of the door to open it completely. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, over to the window where they remained with their arms around each meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. between all the easier". condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in that and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long between all the easier". the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its Dr. Gregory B. Newby especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Chief Executive and Director it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were 1.E.9. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set Project Gutenberg-tm works. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall Dr. Gregory B. Newby while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? 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The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw left there again". eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the towards the viewer. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the was not a loss but a great advantage. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the the sight of this and all its noise. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's DAMAGE. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Chief Executive and Director skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found heavily on the floor. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something differently from before. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, they quickly finished their letters. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if your equipment. consciousness. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared towards the viewer. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be over to the window where they remained with their arms around each recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first redistribution. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some works. See paragraph 1.E below. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to Author: Franz Kafka 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to broad to get it all underneath. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly listening to the evening conversation about what price they had chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can left there again". Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the travelling salesmen. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with slightly. In this way they went round the room several times even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime will be renamed. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement indeed suffering enough. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than your equipment. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project works. See paragraph 1.E below. is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day of receipt of the work. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided by himself. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, first she would call to him as she did so with words that she him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with