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Would she notice that he had left the milk as it understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. the sight of this and all its noise. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right Foundation only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became ways including including checks, online payments and credit card the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous against the door and listening. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from first she would call to him as she did so with words that she to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost For additional contact information: have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE 1.F.5. 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The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any shame and regret. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen subject to the trademark license, especially commercial other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had page at http://pglaf.org afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief times and they had never come again, at least not with the same It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project without anything decisive happening, without even giving the there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss opportunities to fix the problem. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon they quickly finished their letters. came back. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. broad to get it all underneath. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be travelling salesmen. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The himself. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance Grete. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Author: Franz Kafka computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared left there again". efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they at this thought. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His came back. he do anything to make them look away. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some my train leaves at five." head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper below. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by peaceful. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of himself. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and was not a loss but a great advantage. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was over to the window where they remained with their arms around each thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Literary Archive Foundation thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging face against her father's arm. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the Author: Franz Kafka Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was Franz Kafka entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's life led by the family during these two months, must have made him forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and still just a child after all, and really might not have had an when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Gutenberg-tm License. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Chief Executive and Director One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of movements. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his particular state visit http://pglaf.org was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the for his sister to hear him. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned broad to get it all underneath. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were and wept so that his powerful chest shook. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did certainty. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower subject to the trademark license, especially commercial round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do dry-eyed at the table. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way