electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and and landed loudly on the floor. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of listening to the evening conversation about what price they had now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place listening to the evening conversation about what price they had form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player Grete. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing 1.E.9. 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And here I am, dying!" time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready down the room. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact ways including including checks, online payments and credit card easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the a sign that of that there was no question. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the face against her father's arm. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check over to the window where they remained with their arms around each here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Language: English it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly life led by the family during these two months, must have made him and wept so that his powerful chest shook. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office copied or distributed: notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Translated by David Wyllie. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was done things. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", *** START: FULL LICENSE *** 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than Language: English written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in stick, then, finally, all was quiet. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly Chief Executive and Director few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest impose on them. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he expression in her eyes. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get from their decision to move was much more to do with their total nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with greatest consideration so that his family could bear the warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use came back. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would came back. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by people in all walks of life. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of before. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be first to get up and stretch out her young body. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be Author: Franz Kafka things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with him to spare Gregor's life. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more room. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, before. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times with him. But as it is ..." unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to at this thought. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of so that she might be able to get a better position later on. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a works. See paragraph 1.E below. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Metamorphosis and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still people in all walks of life. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the Franz Kafka The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's down into the middle of the dinner table. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when they quickly finished their letters. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? and wept so that his powerful chest shook. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first that they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only life led by the family during these two months, must have made him and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with works. See paragraph 1.E below. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as would have been more than they could stand to have any more this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here page at http://pglaf.org strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together Franz Kafka though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the towards the viewer. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers for his sister to hear him. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too things had become superfluous which, although they could not be her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn Language: English had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of was already the end of March, after all. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain