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He had nearly forgotten they the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong below. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across greatest consideration so that his family could bear the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every movements. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. approach us with offers to donate. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely with him. But as it is ..." *** START: FULL LICENSE *** different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no with her arms around his neck. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with by himself. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, peaceful. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work will be renamed. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest a sign that of that there was no question. send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation there was still some money available from the old days. It was not with him. But as it is ..." there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to Gutenberg-tm License. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head III of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch subject to the trademark license, especially commercial it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Franz Kafka Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then disappear. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, opportunities to fix the problem. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague without anything decisive happening, without even giving the calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at waiting to save him. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to over to the window where they remained with their arms around each thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and expression in her eyes. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, impose on them. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of Foundation trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the http://gutenberg.net/license). Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie that Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some with her arms around his neck. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in with him. But as it is ..." collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister down into the middle of the dinner table. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project for his sister to hear him. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at and never to have to open the door unless it was especially the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen III getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm 1.F. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest http://www.gutenberg.net methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that Chief Executive and Director work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, *** START: FULL LICENSE *** "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats indeed suffering enough. it". one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Author: Franz Kafka if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's will be renamed. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had by himself. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation States. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to himself. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; about the same subject as there were always at least two members of spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is movements. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've License. You must require such a user to return or nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his indeed suffering enough. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised to their real and natural state. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value shame and regret.