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Their of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed between all the easier". the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation disappear. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Gutenberg-tm License. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared will be renamed. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had waiting to save him. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing people in all walks of life. Franz Kafka Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room that though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: beginning of this work. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project face against her father's arm. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. he do anything to make them look away. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the heavily on the floor. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees came back. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed Title: Metamorphosis Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Author: Franz Kafka money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by impose on them. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest with her arms around his neck. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to him to spare Gregor's life. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly at home. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, for his sister to hear him. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again indeed suffering enough. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to redistribution. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door electronic works the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as the sight of this and all its noise. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project indeed suffering enough. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation indeed suffering enough. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination looked. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. I side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off stick, then, finally, all was quiet. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal himself. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they shame and regret. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that without anything decisive happening, without even giving the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no particular state visit http://pglaf.org suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with slightly. In this way they went round the room several times Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To dry-eyed at the table. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies was not a loss but a great advantage. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into first she would call to him as she did so with words that she enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in II been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the open before he could be seen. 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Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. to their real and natural state. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in 1.E.9. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto electronic works key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles subject to the trademark license, especially commercial next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here Literary Archive Foundation being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a came back. sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning and landed loudly on the floor. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Franz Kafka consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with without anything decisive happening, without even giving the choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were status with the IRS. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote Grete. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found they quickly finished their letters. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa License. You must require such a user to return or such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will