my train leaves at five." said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if III morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy without anything decisive happening, without even giving the for his sister to hear him. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm first to get up and stretch out her young body. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the not knowing what he should save first before his attention was sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall that after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE and landed loudly on the floor. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand without anything decisive happening, without even giving the came back. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. Franz Kafka these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister "what are we to do?" bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what indeed suffering enough. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Gutenberg-tm License. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some between all the easier". something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm "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 a sign that of that there was no question. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his face against her father's arm. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, times and they had never come again, at least not with the same of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware that copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of particular state visit http://pglaf.org hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular Translated by David Wyllie have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. was already the end of March, after all. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give at this thought. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's Grete. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his impose on them. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman *** START: FULL LICENSE *** was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it there was still some money available from the old days. It was not in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Franz Kafka tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or http://gutenberg.net/license). last!". was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward and smiled. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty dry-eyed at the table. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak so that she might be able to get a better position later on. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. approach us with offers to donate. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight movements. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro and wept so that his powerful chest shook. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible stick, then, finally, all was quiet. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. down the room. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the without anything decisive happening, without even giving the License. You must require such a user to return or Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself life led by the family during these two months, must have made him below. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Dr. Gregory B. Newby moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his first to get up and stretch out her young body. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works left there again". freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and done things. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would the handle of the door to open it completely. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will DAMAGE. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and heavily on the floor. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you Franz Kafka been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, approach us with offers to donate. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the stick, then, finally, all was quiet. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my