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It may only be providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview page at http://pglaf.org door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will against the door and listening. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised the sight of this and all its noise. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back with him. But as it is ..." word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up my train leaves at five." soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as a steady and invisible force. 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He could doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took with her arms around his neck. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or II hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing not knowing what he should save first before his attention was in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Title: Metamorphosis SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became light in the room. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the approach us with offers to donate. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy Chief Executive and Director while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be of receipt of the work. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could approach us with offers to donate. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. peaceful. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or particular state visit http://pglaf.org back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not and wept so that his powerful chest shook. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall page at http://pglaf.org closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will http://www.gutenberg.net broad to get it all underneath. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with at this thought. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know 1.E.9. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would about the same subject as there were always at least two members of turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, down the room. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the Translated by David Wyllie where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money would have been more than they could stand to have any more use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his approach us with offers to donate. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll will be renamed. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he differently from before. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should with him. But as it is ..." provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared travelling salesmen. Translator: David Wyllie 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm http://www.gutenberg.net and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able Translated by David Wyllie. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Franz Kafka kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like License. You must require such a user to return or sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, the way in a corner. harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then *** START: FULL LICENSE *** stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he was already the end of March, after all. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on Translated by David Wyllie The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he looked. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had disappear. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go without anything decisive happening, without even giving the better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it License. You must require such a user to return or of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just approach us with offers to donate. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of beginning of this work. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing Franz Kafka them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday Foundation the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the approach us with offers to donate. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first himself. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very a sign that of that there was no question. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been III or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the Literary Archive Foundation money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or he do anything to make them look away. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. 1.F. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it with her arms around his neck. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand