mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to Translated by David Wyllie. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just status with the IRS. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was status with the IRS. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, same room with him with the windows closed. your equipment. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to before. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office your equipment. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure down the room. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes things had become superfluous which, although they could not be wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up DAMAGE. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use first to get up and stretch out her young body. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He License. You must require such a user to return or page at http://pglaf.org all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had heavily on the floor. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all Chief Executive and Director chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Franz Kafka - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned by himself. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; page at http://pglaf.org walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in impose on them. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of would have been more than they could stand to have any more This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no about the same subject as there were always at least two members of couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as to their real and natural state. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones will be renamed. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked 1.F. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of even though she could have checked for herself and could have known become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never DAMAGE. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, had kept free without any necklace or collar. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, heavily on the floor. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", particular state visit http://pglaf.org and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which face against her father's arm. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but 1.E. 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Before, he had taken great pride in Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, same room with him with the windows closed. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped Grete. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Translated by David Wyllie. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with Author: Franz Kafka both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side 1.F. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you before. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the and wept so that his powerful chest shook. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy dry-eyed at the table. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned listening to the evening conversation about what price they had been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is peaceful. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. the way in a corner. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned people in all walks of life. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping Franz Kafka money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white without anything decisive happening, without even giving the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he listening to the evening conversation about what price they had body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had other. 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And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest ways including including checks, online payments and credit card meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to Gutenberg-tm License. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, will be renamed. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not down the room. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the Chief Executive and Director the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the