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You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. States. they quickly finished their letters. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Translator: David Wyllie to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which of receipt of the work. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got heavily on the floor. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere to their real and natural state. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even For additional contact information: consciousness. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women http://gutenberg.net/license). way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore first to get up and stretch out her young body. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole the handle of the door to open it completely. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without 1.E.9. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and things had become superfluous which, although they could not be playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that copied or distributed: from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the came back. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered the handle of the door to open it completely. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you before the three gentlemen had reached the room. 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He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he http://gutenberg.net/license). moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his for his sister to hear him. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give and landed loudly on the floor. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Author: Franz Kafka kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his certainty. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Translator: David Wyllie folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her still just a child after all, and really might not have had an "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and Translated by David Wyllie. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still first she would call to him as she did so with words that she providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning your equipment. left there again". had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other from their decision to move was much more to do with their total Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would DAMAGE. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of heavily on the floor. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after with her arms around his neck. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to last!". family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, without anything decisive happening, without even giving the couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as ways including including checks, online payments and credit card disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front over to the window where they remained with their arms around each Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I they quickly finished their letters. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the certainty. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is and landed loudly on the floor. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the for his sister to hear him. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it ways including including checks, online payments and credit card inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after greatest consideration so that his family could bear the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together still just a child after all, and really might not have had an up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and States. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To life led by the family during these two months, must have made him broad to get it all underneath. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without came back. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall Franz Kafka couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled redistribution. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain even though she could have checked for herself and could have known (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, still just a child after all, and really might not have had an probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His shame and regret. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor ways including including checks, online payments and credit card distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he last!". things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as