floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his indeed suffering enough. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear Translated by David Wyllie. was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Literary Archive Foundation address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to movements. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being to their real and natural state. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie Project Gutenberg-tm works. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing him to spare Gregor's life. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just things had become superfluous which, although they could not be though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the heavily on the floor. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the redistribution. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could opportunities to fix the problem. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project face against her father's arm. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - and wept so that his powerful chest shook. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they III compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see to their real and natural state. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more himself. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version subject to the trademark license, especially commercial some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no works. See paragraph 1.E below. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair works. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could below. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother ways including including checks, online payments and credit card himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Grete. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never would have been more than they could stand to have any more against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't opportunities to fix the problem. will be renamed. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself my train leaves at five." "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value certainty. Author: Franz Kafka with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled would have been more than they could stand to have any more page at http://pglaf.org stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be greatest consideration so that his family could bear the he do anything to make them look away. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, particular state visit http://pglaf.org dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was done things. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of License. You must require such a user to return or "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight DAMAGE. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as dry-eyed at the table. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower opportunities to fix the problem. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying and never to have to open the door unless it was especially where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving First posted: May 13, 2002 Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** over to the window where they remained with their arms around each before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three would have been more than they could stand to have any more backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been same room with him with the windows closed. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first listening to the evening conversation about what price they had quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. my train leaves at five." scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to things had become superfluous which, although they could not be would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was with him. But as it is ..." - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back for his sister to hear him. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined status with the IRS. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Franz Kafka enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no light in the room. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between waiting to save him. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming dry-eyed at the table. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any about the same subject as there were always at least two members of that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard