the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable electronic works ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said First posted: May 13, 2002 outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat Language: English was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to things had become superfluous which, although they could not be listening to the evening conversation about what price they had despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project was not a loss but a great advantage. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing below. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still heavily on the floor. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force not knowing what he should save first before his attention was times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money the handle of the door to open it completely. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let ways including including checks, online payments and credit card able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite not knowing what he should save first before his attention was out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United differently from before. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the will be renamed. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his done things. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he Literary Archive Foundation couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. gbnewby@pglaf.org I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the works. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't things had become superfluous which, although they could not be respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand down into the middle of the dinner table. Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to left there again". indeed suffering enough. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at him to spare Gregor's life. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer people in all walks of life. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and at this thought. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of between all the easier". same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net listening to the evening conversation about what price they had that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living 1.E.9. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to him to spare Gregor's life. your equipment. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had below. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in status with the IRS. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them a sign that of that there was no question. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, Author: Franz Kafka already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project Translated by David Wyllie. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free so that she might be able to get a better position later on. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the down into the middle of the dinner table. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his against the door and listening. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously Project Gutenberg-tm works. by himself. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At gbnewby@pglaf.org father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked the way in a corner. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. a sign that of that there was no question. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had 1.F.1. 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Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that broad to get it all underneath. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still him to spare Gregor's life. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm 1.E.9. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home copied or distributed: have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across the way in a corner. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were same room with him with the windows closed. expression in her eyes.