respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them waiting to save him. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very Literary Archive Foundation posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before waiting to save him. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy him to spare Gregor's life. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some had kept free without any necklace or collar. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free speak to him in that way once again. 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I'm speaking here on behalf of your all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 he do anything to make them look away. opportunities to fix the problem. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his state couldn't get into that position. 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We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while without anything decisive happening, without even giving the both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took over to the window where they remained with their arms around each everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I shame and regret. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] electronic works 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm Franz Kafka frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: continue being of help to him. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get certainty. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without my train leaves at five." Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn broad to get it all underneath. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's not knowing what he should save first before his attention was this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the and smiled. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her people in all walks of life. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which even though she could have checked for herself and could have known catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate still just a child after all, and really might not have had an and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and impose on them. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father without anything decisive happening, without even giving the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being stick, then, finally, all was quiet. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit First posted: May 13, 2002 do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless my train leaves at five." possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on and never to have to open the door unless it was especially vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Franz Kafka with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his approach us with offers to donate. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at fees. 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"What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her impose on them. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping 1.F. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects down into the middle of the dinner table. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see 1.E. 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Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open status with the IRS. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he copied or distributed: abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Dr. Gregory B. Newby could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat down into the middle of the dinner table. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all decision very soon. 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He didn't eat anything for so long. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard light in the room. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Dr. Gregory B. Newby floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the before. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Grete. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and without anything decisive happening, without even giving the quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer approach us with offers to donate. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: the sight of this and all its noise. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be Franz Kafka a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, peaceful. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies first she would call to him as she did so with words that she suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to redistribution. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate even though she could have checked for herself and could have known their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern greatest consideration so that his family could bear the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, http://www.gutenberg.net we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy times and they had never come again, at least not with the same breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in