it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully below. expression in her eyes. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate Author: Franz Kafka is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with electronic works even though she could have checked for herself and could have known like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous Translated by David Wyllie. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the indeed suffering enough. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an not knowing what he should save first before his attention was to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up expression in her eyes. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off certainty. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by gbnewby@pglaf.org her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing page at http://pglaf.org should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to before. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose approach us with offers to donate. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she to their real and natural state. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they certainty. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he for his sister to hear him. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into just to move about the home, every other day would be spent been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I will be renamed. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have came back. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother room. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can works. See paragraph 1.E below. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the people in all walks of life. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough States. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to for his sister to hear him. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the *** START: FULL LICENSE *** himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly life led by the family during these two months, must have made him he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him Title: Metamorphosis "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their works. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, down the room. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door same room with him with the windows closed. grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Author: Franz Kafka himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would works. See paragraph 1.E below. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so things had become superfluous which, although they could not be efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so http://www.gutenberg.net was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister over to the window where they remained with their arms around each slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did people in all walks of life. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped just to move about the home, every other day would be spent room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project II 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of consciousness. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, Author: Franz Kafka donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of subject to the trademark license, especially commercial bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations even though she could have checked for herself and could have known 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Chief Executive and Director dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but towards the viewer. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off there was still some money available from the old days. It was not one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the certainty. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even so that she might be able to get a better position later on. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become and landed loudly on the floor. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as the way in a corner. for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall with him. But as it is ..." uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room expression in her eyes. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK for his sister to hear him. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had face against her father's arm. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table