which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would Dr. Gregory B. Newby steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back and smiled. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he against the door and listening. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Chief Executive and Director office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. down the room. differently from before. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making Gutenberg-tm License. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown consciousness. had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax Franz Kafka quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the done things. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use your equipment. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself light in the room. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." Franz Kafka from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, last!". With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his waiting to save him. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, for his sister to hear him. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. they quickly finished their letters. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and and never to have to open the door unless it was especially office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in gbnewby@pglaf.org open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out greatest consideration so that his family could bear the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I expression in her eyes. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about Literary Archive Foundation door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the waiting to save him. on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved will be renamed. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Literary Archive Foundation works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation disappear. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern room. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little at this thought. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At and wept so that his powerful chest shook. with her arms around his neck. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would at home. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Author: Franz Kafka this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project came back. enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes so that she might be able to get a better position later on. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest left there again". or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the First posted: May 13, 2002 only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the broad to get it all underneath. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll and landed loudly on the floor. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to and landed loudly on the floor. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few first she would call to him as she did so with words that she just to move about the home, every other day would be spent soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present from their decision to move was much more to do with their total would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation works. See paragraph 1.E below. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty room. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest there was still some money available from the old days. It was not The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg Franz Kafka Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as "what are we to do?" service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from just to move about the home, every other day would be spent from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the movements. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, States. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing 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 Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother that Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have "what are we to do?" swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With from their decision to move was much more to do with their total him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting and landed loudly on the floor. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that works. See paragraph 1.E below. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed License. You must require such a user to return or our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning Chief Executive and Director he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was first she would call to him as she did so with words that she works. See paragraph 1.E below. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of