how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into the handle of the door to open it completely. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the slightly. In this way they went round the room several times anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing the handle of the door to open it completely. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included consciousness. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was towards the viewer. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. they quickly finished their letters. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman done things. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their dry-eyed at the table. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back Author: Franz Kafka No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands opportunities to fix the problem. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in greatest consideration so that his family could bear the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations Translated by David Wyllie. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Translator: David Wyllie efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort towards the viewer. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project there was still some money available from the old days. It was not that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the was not a loss but a great advantage. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no 1.E.9. opportunities to fix the problem. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop Foundation slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At done things. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, 1.F.6. 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By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her beginning of this work. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous stick, then, finally, all was quiet. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. beginning of this work. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been still just a child after all, and really might not have had an sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which electronic works open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way before. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? 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Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any Translated by David Wyllie. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might Author: Franz Kafka had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the done things. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room and landed loudly on the floor. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough waiting to save him. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg same room with him with the windows closed. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it left there again". remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole the sight of this and all its noise. Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you listening to the evening conversation about what price they had most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated between all the easier". immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's subject to the trademark license, especially commercial probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought waiting to save him. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with electronic works works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest certainty. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but *** START: FULL LICENSE *** and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - stick, then, finally, all was quiet. had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times my train leaves at five." even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the and wept so that his powerful chest shook. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Metamorphosis pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation