angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the works. See paragraph 1.E below. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even came back. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so consciousness. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was not knowing what he should save first before his attention was been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every page at http://pglaf.org towards the viewer. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had was already the end of March, after all. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of First posted: May 13, 2002 be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a status with the IRS. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the down into the middle of the dinner table. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to and smiled. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, over to the window where they remained with their arms around each Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium Author: Franz Kafka down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and he do anything to make them look away. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked they quickly finished their letters. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be just to move about the home, every other day would be spent room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room I Franz Kafka the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back before. Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, of receipt of the work. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, light in the room. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. States. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE License. You must require such a user to return or Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a he do anything to make them look away. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about done things. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll light in the room. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it http://www.gutenberg.net Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but Last updated: May 20, 2012 though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Translated by David Wyllie subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music not her bare hands - and carried it out. 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"What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Franz Kafka as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made looked. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times First posted: May 13, 2002 entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly of receipt of the work. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the approach us with offers to donate. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother and never to have to open the door unless it was especially word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the certainty. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them same room with him with the windows closed. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was was not a loss but a great advantage. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at opportunities to fix the problem. Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. that Franz Kafka happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you beginning of this work. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Project Gutenberg-tm works. key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of broad to get it all underneath. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he he do anything to make them look away. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had and wept so that his powerful chest shook. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, room. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed disappear. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how between all the easier". had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of