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He did not keep still for a moment flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, http://www.gutenberg.net something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, first to get up and stretch out her young body. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no the sight of this and all its noise. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings my train leaves at five." only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was I of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Dr. Gregory B. Newby "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the opportunities to fix the problem. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any Gutenberg-tm License. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Franz Kafka to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously things had become superfluous which, although they could not be calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview about the same subject as there were always at least two members of had kept free without any necklace or collar. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Translator: David Wyllie thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried left there again". same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to Project Gutenberg-tm works. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, against the door and listening. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up indeed suffering enough. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the indeed suffering enough. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the a sign that of that there was no question. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was was already the end of March, after all. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise Project Gutenberg-tm works. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ subject to the trademark license, especially commercial Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long ways including including checks, online payments and credit card phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the shame and regret. considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or the handle of the door to open it completely. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again stick, then, finally, all was quiet. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too works. See paragraph 1.E below. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force Author: Franz Kafka violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father same room with him with the windows closed. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project Project Gutenberg-tm works. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on Gutenberg-tm License. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit *** START: FULL LICENSE *** there was still some money available from the old days. It was not different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to greatest consideration so that his family could bear the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their Translated by David Wyllie skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly to their real and natural state. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works looked. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, First posted: May 13, 2002 only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the heavily on the floor. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. your equipment. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding at this thought. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other Project Gutenberg-tm works. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his down into the middle of the dinner table. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. disappear. my train leaves at five." assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head impose on them. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. it". from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much just to move about the home, every other day would be spent money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very had kept free without any necklace or collar. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. last!". how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared Last updated: May 20, 2012 copied or distributed: clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief him to spare Gregor's life. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of not knowing what he should save first before his attention was she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, over to the window where they remained with their arms around each moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his Professor Michael S. 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Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's your equipment. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime expression in her eyes. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple done things. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps electronic works If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At